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...

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...

My husband and Co-founder of Speak Ya Truth- Mr. John Dukes - is prominently featured in this this article  about yet another way that...

t’s time to #SpeakYaTruth and take action to increase children’s access to their incarcerated parents. This Wednesday, January 23 - TODAY...

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...

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...

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...

As human beings, we all need to feel a sense of safety and belongingness in order to reach our fullest potential and...

To all who are willing to become activists in their own way by calling Speaker Heastie At (518) 455-3791 , leaving a message,...

When we look into the historical backgrounds of men, women, and children who are incarcerated, many of them have experienced considerable...

Here at Speak Ya Truth, we’re excited to share that the Corrections Accountability Project at the Urban Justice Center, a partner of ours...

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...

There is a very important event happening TODAY, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood Campus. I,...

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...

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...

“NY Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced that he is suspending the "flawed" DOCCS package directive!! More to come. Thank you to all...

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...

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...

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...

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