Transform Dane mailbox: Today's artist loves sketching. She requested pictures of actresses from classic movies to sketch from our direct mail program, and this was the result.
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NEW BLOG: "I owe...gratitude to these human beings we call criminals. They were there...a literal captive audience for my Transgender Former Cop jail open mic. They looked past the...stigmas in a way that only those who have pleaded for the same from the world can."
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Fantastic event by The Big Gay Spooky Market! Met tons of awesome people, had great conversations about needed reform and distributed plenty of stickers! Thanks to all who stopped by!

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EVENT ALERT! @transformdane.bsky.social will have a booth at The Big Gay Spooky Market, SUNDAY OCTOBER 26, 10-4. Stop by and chat for information, updates, support, stickers, frog mascots & more! The event is at the WI Rugby Sports Complex, Cottage Grove, WI. Hope to see you there!

@transformdane.bsky.social in support of No Kings Day 2025✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️.

IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE. Although our work is focused on advocacy, awareness & outreach, every organization is composed of individuals, each with a unique journey. The origin of our journey is deeply rooted in this developing situation. All inquiries should be directed to [email protected].

NEW BLOG POST: "My account is...retold not because I feel I am the most extreme case of systemic injustice or abuse...It is retold because my background, my education, and my privilege give me a voice to tell it...my past contributions to it demand that I tell it."
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Another fantastic event, thank you to Deborah Zalensne and Chris Blackwell. The statistics on solitary confinement prove total system failure. Mental health worsens, recidivism soars, staffing is taxed and costs are substantially higher. The individual suffers alone, but as a society, we all lose.

Absolutely breathtaking work by Journey to Justice. Solitary Confinement harms everyone involved; through exacerbation of mental health conditions, violations of constitutional and human rights, increased rates of recidivism, and increased strain on jail and prison budgets and staffing.

Members of Transform Dane are currently attending the Journey for Justice Tour on Madison's West side....an organized campaign on reforms to the overuse of solitary confinement in incarcerated settings. Blessed to have these warriors in our community.
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In May 2025, a federal lawsuit was initiated in the Western WI District Court regarding extreme confinement conditions in DCJ. The issue of ethical confinement is a constantly evolving issue. This challenges those issues, especially as they pertain to Constitutional rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.

NEW BLOG POST....discussing reproductive health in DCJ & beyond.
"Committing a crime has a prescribed outcome of potentially being incarcerated. Not trapped in a jail cell with blood dripping down your leg, or losing your own reproductive autonomy."
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Wisconsin Open Records Law 101. "Transparency is an essential function of a representative government". In environments like jails and prisons, or other encounters with law enforcement out of the public eye, this is especially true. The doors may not be open but the records are. Know your rights

Mail is a lifeline in jails and prisons. @transformdane.bsky.social kept every letter safe in a binder...this one represents a single month. Write to your incarcerated loved ones, even if you haven't sent "snail mail" in a decade. Even if you feel you "don't know what to say".

"...she is unable to freely use bleach, which is considered contraband. She has to go to a guard on duty. If that guard is understanding and compassionate, they may fulfill the request, but this is not always the case."

Mailbox: From a DCJ inmate, hand sketched using only a golf pencil. DCJ charges 19¢ per golf pencil and $1 for a full pencil. It might not seem like much, but inmates are fully reliant on outside help adding funds to their accounts. Thank you for using your precious resources to send us mail!

From the mailbox: We send A LOT of coloring pages out to Wisconsin jails and prisons and are always delighted to receive finished projects back! Today's author might be a little rough around the seams, but weathers the storm with a smile. You are not forgotten.
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BLOG: On our mission: "It is giving freedom to people with virtually none otherwise the choice to participate in reshaping what their exit from our carceral systems will look like.
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NEW BLOG POST: "...in some ways, the rebuilding began with a squad car and a fish, and with that, salvation through defiance. It continues today, with 'words as weapons'."
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We're at Magic Pride Festival today, come say hi!

Sun's coming out, here at Disability Pride at Warner Park! (west of the tennis courts)

President Donald Trump's recent executive order on homelessness has sparked a national debate. The order will make it easier for cities to remove people who are homeless from the streets.