[1][2] In some mass arrest situations, the activists decide to use solidarity tactics to secure the same plea bargain for everyone.
[8] Per Herngren, recounting his prison experience, writes:[9] Patrick O'Neill had broken a conditional sentence that he had had from a previous action.
An example of one such initiative is the creation of the Jail Accountability and Information Line (JAIL), a hotline launched by Carleton University’s Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP) in December 2018 with the purpose of holding accountable the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) and Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General staff for the mistreatment of those imprisoned within OCDC walls, as well inform jailed callers of their rights and available community reintegration resources.
[11] Another form of jail solidarity action lies in the bridging of gaps between the imprisoned and their families, tackling the issues which prevent the incarcerated from maintaining ties with their loved ones.
In 1970, the Black Panther Party initiated the Free Busing to Prisons Program in Southern California, renting busses, cars, and vans as a means of providing free weekly transportation to county jails, state penitentiaries, and other institutions.