⏰ The RELA Coalition’s Policy Workgroup will be meeting this Monday, July 15th, 12pm-1pm. 👉🏽This is an important space to deliver our outward-facing messaging, updates, and receive direction for our coordinating body. #CareFirstJailsNever #ReimagineLA #ReimaginePublicSafety

MUST READ: "A prison union is spending big on Gavin Newsom. Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species?" by Nigel Duara & Jeremia Kimelman in CalMatters ⤵️ “The CCPOA has a stranglehold on Sacramento politics. Everyone’s struggling right now, but prison guards are getting a

📣TAKE ACTION TODAY to close at least 5 more prisons starting with the toxic California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco, CA 📲 bit.ly/closeCRCtoolkit 💻 Use this toolkit to: 1️⃣ Send a click to send email to budget leaders in the California legislature 2️⃣ Send a letter to

JOIN US TOMORROW THURSDAY JULY 18TH 4PM-6PM To participate in person: Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Board of Supervisors Hearing Room 500 W. Temple St., Room 381-B Los Angeles, California 90012 To participate remotely: reimagine.la/rsvp #CareFirst

It’s time for us to have bold leadership. Not more of the same of ever increasing the Sheriff’s Budget to $4B. I urge the board to move all money where possible into fully funding a Care First Community Investment. Go to reimagine.la to learn more and get involved!

📢📢TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR SUMMER FUNDRAISER & WE ARE SO SO CLOSE TO MEETING OUR GOAL OF $10,000 ‼️ 📲bit.ly/curbsummer24 or text CURB to 707070 to donate today! #CareNotCages #CloseCAPrisons

“Closing Men’s Central Jail without a replacement locked facility, without a new jail, that is our north star.” -Brian Kaneda, Deputy Director @curbprisons Check out our budget analysis at reimagine.la/budget and take our survey at reimagine.la/survey #CareFirst

If you care about freedom, if you care about people who are facing civil challenges like class inequality, substance use, and unmet health needs… then you care about Care First, you care about Measure J, you care about this $, you care about where it is going.

Glad my Los Angeles Public Press reporting on Court Watch Los Angeles and UCLA’s bail study was mentioned in this important article. Unaffordable cash bail for nonviolent charges is keeping a lot of people in jail unnecessarily — and prosecutors aren’t even ordering it in many cases.

For years, experts have emphasized the exact same evidence-based reports with timelines for MC Jail closure. For years. Meanwhile, LASD can just show up at the board, make up random numbers with no citations, and derail the entire process to secure more of the county budget.

Jails are inhumane they lead to dangerous conditions & terrible outcomes. LA County Public Defender's Office Chief Deputy, Justine Esack told LACountyBOS that diverting individuals with serious charges to community treatment programs is possible. Every dollar spent criminalizing poverty and mental

You can't get well in a cell

“Power concedes nothing without demand.” Invoking Frederick Douglass’ call to action, Megan Castillo, reminds us what is at stake. Get tapped in locally, it’s incredibly important that your voice is heard. #CareFirstJailsNever #FullyFundMeasureJ

Accusing **LAPD** of not trying hard enough to arrest a protestor is absolutely wild latimes.com/california/sto…

🚩🚩 #Prop36 is a prison spending scam threatening to take California backwards ⬅️ Say NO to #Prop36 this November! Prop 36 would: 🔪 Cut $850 million in the next decade from dedicated funding for mental health, substance use treatment, survivor services, reentry support, and

LA jails just posted their 23rd in custody death today -- this time a 70-year-old who died at Twin Towers.

What are YOUR budget priorities? How do you want your tax dollars spent? Join us to share your community priorities! Tuesday, September 17th at 6pm RSVP at reimagine.la/listeningsessi… #CareFirst #ParticipatoryBudgeting #CareFirstBudget

🛑 STOP Prop 36 this November! 🛑 @curbprisons is uplifting our partners who are exposing the #PrisonSpendingScam that is #Prop36. It’ll cost $26B over a decade—enough to build 86,000 affordable housing units. Don't let this reckless initiative drag us back to mass incarceration!

Join us in reimagining LA County’s budget to support Black, Brown, Indigenous, and marginalized communities by participating in our community listening sessions at reimagine.la/listeningsessi… #CareFirst #ParticipatoryBudgeting #CareFirstBudget

The hotter it gets outside, the more dangerous it gets inside. We continue to demand for the closure of Men's Central Jail to protect vulnerable groups from dangerous conditions. Tap in and join us. #CloseMCJ #FullyFundMeasureJ