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    Call To Action: Speak Ya Truth Stands with Release Aging People from Prison to Demand a Fully Staffe
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jun 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    Call To Action: Speak Ya Truth Stands with Release Aging People from Prison to Demand a Fully Staffe

    Please join us TODAY from 9am–5pm for our call in campaign to fully staff the New York State Parole Board with Commissioners who embrace...
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    Speak Ya Truth Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary With Self-Care Drive For Returning Citizens
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    Speak Ya Truth Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary With Self-Care Drive For Returning Citizens

    I can hardly believe it’s been two years since I stood before all of you in Times Square and announced the launch of John’s and my...
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    DOCCS and Big Businesses Make Big Money From The Voice Prints of Those Incarcerated
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jan 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    DOCCS and Big Businesses Make Big Money From The Voice Prints of Those Incarcerated

    My husband and Co-founder of Speak Ya Truth- Mr. John Dukes - is prominently featured in this this article  about yet another way that...
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    Bring Back Visiting Buses and Pass Proximity for All Incarcerated Parents Legislation
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jan 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Bring Back Visiting Buses and Pass Proximity for All Incarcerated Parents Legislation

    t’s time to #SpeakYaTruth and take action to increase children’s access to their incarcerated parents. This Wednesday, January 23 - TODAY...
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    The Process of Reentry Needs To Be Reinvented
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jan 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Process of Reentry Needs To Be Reinvented

    The prefix “re” indicates a “do over”. It implies that something that once was and, for a gamut of reasons, became no longer, is now back...
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    Family United After 40 Years of Incarceration
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Oct 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Family United After 40 Years of Incarceration

    Mr. and Mrs.Mike and Debbie Africa are in each other’s arms again on the outside for the first time in 40 years. They both served 40...
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    I Had Dreams For My Daughter And None Of These Dreams Had Us Separated By Prison Bars.
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    I Had Dreams For My Daughter And None Of These Dreams Had Us Separated By Prison Bars.

    I had dreams for my daughter and none of these dreams had us separated by bars. When you’re incarcerated for a length of time, you see...
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    Family Is Life
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Family Is Life

    As human beings, we all need to feel a sense of safety and belongingness in order to reach our fullest potential and...
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    Speak Ya Truth Against Solitary Confinement!
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jun 2, 2018
    • 1 min

    Speak Ya Truth Against Solitary Confinement!

    To all who are willing to become activists in their own way by calling Speaker Heastie At (518) 455-3791 , leaving a message,...
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    The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Incarceration
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • May 21, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Incarceration

    When we look into the historical backgrounds of men, women, and children who are incarcerated, many of them have experienced considerable...
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    A new report exposes companies involved in the prison industrial complex
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    A new report exposes companies involved in the prison industrial complex

    Here at Speak Ya Truth, we’re excited to share that the Corrections Accountability Project at the Urban Justice Center, a partner of ours...
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    Take Action! Sign Bills That Support Visiting Incarcerated Individulas in New York State
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Apr 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    Take Action! Sign Bills That Support Visiting Incarcerated Individulas in New York State

    A desire to be connected and to feel a sense of belongingness is one that, as members of the human race, we all share; however, when it...
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    “Speak Ya Truth” Contributes as Panelist In Local L.I. Documentary Discussion
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Apr 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    “Speak Ya Truth” Contributes as Panelist In Local L.I. Documentary Discussion

    There is a very important event happening TODAY, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood Campus. I,...
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    On Speak Ya Truth’s One Year Anniversary, Corey L. Sutton, Jr. Speaks His Truth From Behind The Wall
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Feb 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    On Speak Ya Truth’s One Year Anniversary, Corey L. Sutton, Jr. Speaks His Truth From Behind The Wall

    In our first year of existence as a ministry, Speak Ya Truth has sought to, among other things, be a voice for those who are incarcerated...
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    “I Will Never Stop Fighting For My Son’s Freedom!”: The Corey L. Sutton, Jr. Story
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jan 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    “I Will Never Stop Fighting For My Son’s Freedom!”: The Corey L. Sutton, Jr. Story

    In August of 2017, I met Ms. A. Reddick at the Millions For Prisoner’s Rights March on Washington. She, like most people there, has a...
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    DOCCS Package Directive Is Suspended!
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jan 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    DOCCS Package Directive Is Suspended!

    “NY Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced that he is suspending the "flawed" DOCCS package directive!! More to come. Thank you to all...
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    “OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY”
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Dec 19, 2017
    • 4 min

    “OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY”

    The New Directive #4911-A is Anti-Family Support The principle problem with DOCCS new Directive #4911-A is that it is pro-business and...
    42 views0 comments
    Personal Reflections From The D.C.Millions For Prisoners' Human Rights March by: Vivett Dukes
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Aug 22, 2017
    • 4 min

    Personal Reflections From The D.C.Millions For Prisoners' Human Rights March by: Vivett Dukes

    At first, I wasn't going to go to the March. Part of me wanted to attend, but, aside from financial and transportation challenges, I...
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    The Prison-To-School Pipeline
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jul 9, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Prison-To-School Pipeline

    Being a teacher who is also married to a man who is physically incarcerated in a New York State correctional facility gives me a very...
    36 views0 comments
    Prisoners Are Walking Targets For Correctional Officers
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jun 23, 2017
    • 2 min

    Prisoners Are Walking Targets For Correctional Officers

    The average member of society has no clue how prisoners get treated, and sometimes members of the public think that they're treated...
    63 views0 comments
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