Prisoners were trapped during the hurricane, with no one coming to help

This horrific crisis was preventable. Justice for the Prisoners Trapped in Cells During the Hurricane With No Outside Contact      Sign Now      Arfin,   In a harrowing event at a correctional institution in North Carolina, over 550 incarcerated individuals were trapped during Hurricane Helene. For five excruciating days, these men endured flooded cells, were forced to live alongside their own waste, and faced severe shortages of food and water, all while locked in their cells with no means of communication with the outside world.   Sign this petition to demand the Department of Justice establish and enforce comprehensive emergency safety protocols in all correctional facilities across the country to prevent something like this from ever happening again.   Their families spent a week with no information, worried out of their minds. One inmate told their spouse, "We thought we were going to die there. We didn't think anybody was going to come back for us." The fact that this facility did not have an effective emergency protocol for natural disasters is a disgrace. This horrible situation exposed a grave lack of preparedness and regard for human life within our prison system, especially during natural disasters. Sign the petition to join us in calling for a government mandate that requires all correctional facilities to have a disaster response plan that prioritizes evacuation, human dignity, and safety. Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. No one should be left behind in times of crisis. Sign the petition!      Sign Now