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How to Advocate for Our Incarcerated Loved Ones in Utah’s Prison System

Learn how to advocate effectively for your incarcerated loved ones in Utah’s prison system! Watch the recording of our January 2025 UPAN Monthly Meeting featuring Molly Prince and Amanda Bixman, and download the accompanying slide decks. This presentation provides practical tips on communication, legislative advocacy, and staying informed about policies impacting incarcerated individuals. Empower yourself with the tools to make a difference!

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🌷 The April 2025 UPAN Newsletter is here! This issue covers big changes at UDC, updates on reentry, Medicaid use, mail & phone systems, community programs, parole hearing shifts, and so much more. Download, print, and share with your incarcerated loved ones! 💙 #UPAN #PrisonAdvocacy #FamilySupport https://mailchi.mp/utahprisoneradvocate/upan-newsletter-april-2025

🌷 The April 2025 UPAN Newsletter is here! This issue covers big changes at UDC, updates on reentry, Medicaid use, mail & phone systems, community programs, parole hearing shifts, and so much more. Download, print, and share with your incarcerated loved ones! 💙 #UPAN #PrisonAdvocacy #FamilySupport https://mailchi.mp/utahprisoneradvocate/… ... See MoreSee Less

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🌷 The April 2025 UPAN Newsletter is now available! 🌷 This issue is full of important updates, thoughtful advocacy, and meaningful stories that impact incarcerated individuals and their families across Utah. Whether you’re new to UPAN or a longtime supporter, this month’s newsletter offers valuable insights and resources to help you stay informed and empowered. Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside: 📣 A brand new Men’s Reentry Support Group launched by UDC & USARA, offering peer-based support and structured guidance for individuals transitioning back into the community 🛑 A public health alert and response plan for measles prevention inside Utah’s prisons 🍽️ UPAN’s ongoing nutrition advocacy efforts at USCF and CUCF, with feedback from incarcerated individuals and family members 📅 The Board of Pardons & Parole is ending “Smart Scheduling” and shifting to a new process for setting hearings 🚐 Changes to release procedures, including updates on where IPP inmates are released and new step-by-step guidance for families picking up their loved ones 🏥 Clarified information on Medicaid coverage for inmates hospitalized outside the facility 📚 A touching update on Captain Your Story, a storytelling and healing program from Amy Chandler 📝 Applications now open for the next UDC Citizen’s Academy, running August–October 2025 (highly recommended!) 🎓 A heartfelt S.O.L.I.D. graduation recap celebrating the growth and achievements of participants 📖 A spotlight on Hustle 2.0, a transformative in-cell program operating in Iron County Jail 📞 A helpful overview of United Way 2-1-1, Utah’s free directory of over 10,000 social services 📂 Tips on how to access your loved one’s medical information through UDC 🏆 UPAN honors Esekia “Skee” Afatasi with our first-ever Dream Maker Award for his ongoing leadership and compassion 🎓 And the launch of the Freedom Scholars Academy, a new transitional program supporting success post-release 📥 Download, print, and share the newsletter with your incarcerated loved one here: 👉 https://mailchi.mp/utahprisoneradvocate/upan-newsletter-april-2025 #UPAN #UtahPrisonAdvocateNetwork #PrisonReform #Parole #ReentrySupport #CitizenAcademy #FamilySupport #IncarceratedLovedOnes #JusticeReform #UPANNewsletter #SolidProgram #FreedomScholars #MedicaidInPrisons #UtahCorrections #211Utah #PrisonAdvocacy

🌷 The April 2025 UPAN Newsletter is now available! 🌷

This issue is full of important updates, thoughtful advocacy, and meaningful stories that impact incarcerated individuals and their families across Utah. Whether you’re new to UPAN or a longtime supporter, this month’s newsletter offers valuable insights and resources to help you stay informed and empowered.

Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside:
📣 A brand new Men’s Reentry Support Group launched by UDC & USARA, offering peer-based support and structured guidance for individuals transitioning back into the community
🛑 A public health alert and response plan for measles prevention inside Utah’s prisons
🍽️ UPAN’s ongoing nutrition advocacy efforts at USCF and CUCF, with feedback from incarcerated individuals and family members
📅 The Board of Pardons & Parole is ending “Smart Scheduling” and shifting to a new process for setting hearings
🚐 Changes to release procedures, including updates on where IPP inmates are released and new step-by-step guidance for families picking up their loved ones
🏥 Clarified information on Medicaid coverage for inmates hospitalized outside the facility
📚 A touching update on Captain Your Story, a storytelling and healing program from Amy Chandler
📝 Applications now open for the next UDC Citizen’s Academy, running August–October 2025 (highly recommended!)
🎓 A heartfelt S.O.L.I.D. graduation recap celebrating the growth and achievements of participants
📖 A spotlight on Hustle 2.0, a transformative in-cell program operating in Iron County Jail
📞 A helpful overview of United Way 2-1-1, Utah’s free directory of over 10,000 social services
📂 Tips on how to access your loved one’s medical information through UDC
🏆 UPAN honors Esekia “Skee” Afatasi with our first-ever Dream Maker Award for his ongoing leadership and compassion
🎓 And the launch of the Freedom Scholars Academy, a new transitional program supporting success post-release

📥 Download, print, and share the newsletter with your incarcerated loved one here:
👉 https://mailchi.mp/utahprisoneradvocate/…

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The Utah Prisoner Advocate Network (UPAN) is dedicated to supporting families and loved ones as they navigate the challenging journey of incarceration. When a friend or family member is incarcerated, it can be an overwhelming experience, as supporters face the complex rules, regulations, and restrictions of life separated by bars. UPAN works to make this transition less complicated and isolating by providing resources and support for families while also advocating for better conditions and fairness within Utah’s correctional facilities. Please visit our About Page to learn more.

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UPAN is a proud coalition member of People Not Prisons, a group of advocacy groups working on behalf of people with mental health conditions, people recovering from substance use disorders, and men and women caught up in Utah’s criminal justice system.

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