GOOD DAY TO ALL. HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. NO NEW NEWS ON OUR END. EVERYTHING IS WELL AND WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR STERLING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO CLALLAM BAY. THERE HAS BEEN A HOLD ON TRANSFER DUE TO COVID OUTBREAK AT CLALLAM BAY. ONCE THERE HE WILL START ANOTHER COURSE. STERLING WROTE SECRETARY CHERYL STRANGE ADDRESSING PROGRAM NEEDS AND HOW INMATES WITH NOTHING TO OCCUPY THEIR TIME AND TEND TO LEAN TO NEGATIVE ENTERTAINMENT DUE TO SHEER BOREDOM. STERLING RECEIVED A LETTER BACK FROM THE ASSISTANCE SECRETARY , WHO WAS "ORDERED TO RESPOND" TO HIS LETTER. WHAT HE RECEIVED BACK, WAS A LIST OF PROGRAMS OFFERED TO INMATES...BUT, NOT ADDRESSING HOW THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT OFFERED TO MOST INMATES IN IMU, OR WITH INFRACTIONS. SO, BASICALLY THEY COMPLETELY IGNORED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW INMATES IN IMU NEED TO HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. SO, THIS WILL BE BROUGHT UP IN THE NEXT ZOOM MEETING WITH RACHAEL SEEVERS. RACHAEL SENT AN EMAIL WITH AN UPDATE ON THE ZOOM MEETINGS..."Hello all, Thanks to everyone for attending the first solitary stakeholder meeting earlier this month. At that meeting folks filled out a survey, indicating how they would like to be involved in the effort to ban long term solitary in Washington’s prisons. Most people were interested in attending additional meetings so for now I have set up a recurring invitation for every other Wednesday from 5-6 pm. At the next meeting I am hopeful that we can discuss how folks want to move forward, proposed edits to the bill, and a potential community response to the DOC’s recent presentations to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission on its restricted housing “reforms.” I hope to see you all there! Join Zoom Meeting https://disabilityrightswa.zoom.us/j/95828888390?pwd=RHprV1ZsU2w1SU53OG40NUpiQzRPZz09 Meeting ID: 958 2888 8390 Passcode: 988979 One tap mobile +12532158782,,95828888390#,,,,*988979# US (Tacoma) +14086380968,,95828888390#,,,,*988979# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 958 2888 8390 Passcode: 988979 Find your local number: https://disabilityrightswa.zoom.us/u/adWHfurObU.....AGAIN, I WILL BE ATTENDING EVERY MEETING. HOPE SOME OF THE BLOG READERS CAN ATTEND AND SUPPORT THIS CAUSE. STERLING AND I SEND OUR REGARDS TO ALL, STAY SAFE AND ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND.