We invite you to join a dynamic new mailing list. [prison+psychrights] is a list devoted to networking, sharing information and building bridges between activists focused on psychiatric rights and activists focused on prisoners' rights.

For more than three decades, the roots of the psychiatric survivors' and the prison justice movements have been intertwined. It's now time to reaffirm and nurture those roots. There are many different opinions and perspectives within each of these social change movements. This list is a chance to have mutually-respectful discussions, find common ground, and take action together.

Participants in this list are active with groups such as Support Coalition International [http://mindfreedom.org] and the Prison Activist Resource Center [http://prisonactivist.org]. We are concerned about the merger of the psychopharmaceutical industry and the prison industry, especially through the use of involuntary psychiatric drugging.

In the last few years, the psychiatric survivors movement has increasingly networked with other movements, especially the disability rights movement. We see these movements -- like the prison justice movement -- as part of the greater organized poor people's movement. It's important that we network, stay in touch, and build solidarity. This list is one tool we can use to reach realize those goals.