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September UPAN Newsletter | Reentry, Resources & Our Sept. 14 Meeting - https://mailchi.mp/utahprisoneradvocate/… ...

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📌 SAVE THE DATE �

📌 SAVE THE DATE — Thursday, November 12 | 6:00–7:00 PM

The Utah Department of Corrections is hosting an online Family Listening Session for families and loved ones of incarcerated Utahns, and their executive leadership team plans to be there.

Here’s what makes this one different: UDC will be sending out a survey link so families can submit questions ahead of time. Their team will gather those questions, remove duplicates, and research answers before the meeting. There will also be time for live questions during the session.

A few important things to know:

• This is a UDC event, not a UPAN meeting. We’re sharing it because it’s a rare chance for families to be heard directly by the people making decisions.
• The date and details are still being finalized on UDC’s end. We’ll confirm as soon as they do.
• The survey link is coming soon. As soon as UDC sends it to us, we’ll post it here and in our Family Support Group.

What you can do right now:

1️⃣ Put Thursday, November 12, 6–7 PM on your calendar.

2️⃣ Start writing down the questions and concerns you’d want UDC leadership to address. Specific is better than general.

3️⃣ Share this post so other families see it. The more families who submit questions, the clearer the picture UDC gets.

We’ll post the survey link and full access details the moment we have them.

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A large group of judges and lawyers visited San Quentin in 2023 to gain understanding about a place where some of the people they sentence may end up residing.

The judges had been instructed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation not to disclose their names to the SQ residents. But during their visit the group was impressed by the openness and candor of the incarcerated men who guided their tour.

This article was first published by San Quentin News, a newspaper that reports on rehabilitative efforts to increase public safety and achieve social justice from inside San Quentin State Prison. ...

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Shakeil, a writer in New Jersey, describes a recent visit when his teenage son burst into tears during a conversation. Shakeil couldn't even offer a hug without risking having the visit terminated.

In a recent piece, he writes that the U.S. is largely an outlier internationally in denying incarcerated people extended family and conjugal visits, which are currently permitted in only a handful of states. "The state sentenced me to prison, not my wife, not my children," one man incarcerated alongside him said.

🔗: https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/…; ...

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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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