FFUP

01/26/2026

Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey said the man shot and killed by federal agents earlier on Saturday is believed to be an American citizen. https://www.wfla.com/news/national/man-shot-during-minneapolis-immigration-crackdown-has-died-hospital-record-shows/

05/02/2024

‘A United Nations report held that solitary confinement can amount to torture and that no stint in solitary should exceed 15 days. “Segregation, isolation, separation, cellular, lockdown, Supermax, the hole, Secure Housing Unit… whatever the name, solitary confinement should be banned by States as a punishment or extortion technique,” UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez testified in 2011.’

A grieving mother whose daughter died in jail took part in a day of action at the Wisconsin State Capitol to end solitary confinement

12/27/2023

I do not know facebook well- Looks like links to the pamphlet about our pilots project did not post so here it is again . Then go to the gofundme page on last post ( I guess) here is pamphlet:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hK8QKpmZxou3zvsJzYdbokvykpEgKA5H/view?usp=sharing

12/27/2023

we are trying to get a pilot project going to help prisoners being release to nothing, We need people to help us fundraise, , people who will rent rooms, and donors- see the pamphlet and go und me page here - any questions- contact me. peg

note on paintings : DarRen Morris is the artist here, a prisoner in the WI system and dear friend, … Peggy Swan needs your support for prisoner support fund

11/26/2022

Support prisoners and their families by signing our petition to put hygiene and food in the MARCUS catalog: https://chng.it/QgqKMxnZFD
Seems mundane and petty but it is not. This is to counter the increasing money scams facing the vulnerable behind bars.
1)In the past 20 years the DOC went from many vendors to 2 and then knocked off the second, creating a monopoly scam that angered enough to engender a successful petition drive which resulted in the reinstatement of the second vendor.
2)Now we are trying to build on that momentum to address a long standing problem in our prisons- the DOC takes most or all of the meager funds prisoners earn and they provide only the barest legally mandated essentials. With overcrowding and underfunding at historic highs, conditions have become more intolerable and the availability of “extras” becomes essential to a prisoner’s mental health.
3)Food quantities are always shrinking and the vendor that deals with both food and hygiene deals nation wide and has many monopolies and no customer service and generally bad service to all . The prison system cares not what the prisoners and their families feel but they are DEPPLY scared of your opinions.
4)Please read the petition and sign if you can- it is a complicated story payed out in eevery jail and prison system in the country- the public looks away and the corrportations have it their way - scaming and victimizing the poor and vulnerable.
Marcus is not perfect but is a WI company acutely aware and concerned with the prisoners needs. Here is the petition: https://chng.it/QgqKMxnZFD

Put food and single Hygiene items in Marcus catalog

11/26/2022

ffup trying to come back although understanding this site is difficult. Big message is that prisoners and their families and the myriad activist groups in wisconsin are beginning to see the neccessity of coming together. Never have I seen the rhetoric against prisoners so loud and misinformed. We are an angry, tired and burned out public and NEED our scapegoats I think, and as long as we who know better do not speak up, the nays have it and the prison pipeline grows , capturing the vulnerable, the poor of every color, the non white. Generational trauma- that is what I see- and we must be part of the healing. SI FFUP has a bunch of actions going/starting, including families group, petition and grant applications filed, a teensy bite from a lawyer who will MAYBE take our class action bid. So this saturday morning I will try to get news of this posted here and in email and gradually will learn this medium. Best to you, peg
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02/05/2022

America’s jails and prisons have a serious contraband problem. From the smallest county jails to state prisons holding thousands of prisoners, the nation’s correctional system is overrun with illegal goods of every variety. Fast food, he**in, marijuana—you name it, and it’s been smuggled int...

10/27/2021

The city and county budget processes, plus a harm reduction resolution for the county jail are all happening this week. It's a lot to wrap your head around, but we got it sorted out here. Please find 30 minutes to do this stuff ASAP!

Demonstration in Wauwatosa, June 2020. People have overwhelming come out to say: we want fewer cops, and more investment in people and communities. But right now: our work is at risk! Politicians i…

10/19/2021

Remember all those headlines about how Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake were finally going to close after years of abuse? They were false, but Tony Evers can make them come true, if he really wanted.

https://abolishmke.com/2021/10/17/close-wisconsins-illegal-youth-prisons-now/

09/09/2021

Parole commission notes from last Wednesday....

Commission chair Tate joining the meeting on zoom from his home balcony. This is part of an ongoing series where we attend the monthly staff meeting of the parole commission and make notes availabl…