This past week, we’ve highlighted the harm, neglect & misguided priorities of Gavin Newsom’s prison experiment: heat deaths, violence, millions in fines for failing to meet basic needs & continued use of solitary confinement, recognized as torture. Is this the #CaliforniaModel?

We are thrilled to announce that yesterday the Governor signed #SB1132 a bill that we co-sponsored with Senator María Elena Durazo focused on county health inspections of private detention facilities! Thank you to fellow co-sponsors California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice California Immigrant Policy Center and NextGen Policy !

Proposition 36 fails Californians. Here's why. #CABudget #CALeg Californians for Safety and Justice Ella Baker Center Initiate Justice CURB Smart Justice California Western Center on Law & Poverty CJCJ

✨ Celebrate Restore Oakland’s 5th Anniversary ✨ 📍Restore Oakland: 1419 34th Ave 🕐 Tue, Oct. 1st 5-7 PM We’d love for you to join us for an evening filled with tasty snacks and drinks, a lively DJ, and fun activities in the building. Register here: bit.ly/3Mib7BO

#SB1132 (Senator María Elena Durazo) was signed by the California Governor! CIPC is a proud to co-sponsor this legislation with Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA), California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice & NextGen Policy. SB 1132 is a step towards protecting the health & safety of everyone in CA and holding private prisons accountable.

"Without Prop 47, I wouldn’t have been able to get into transitional housing; I wouldn’t have been able to continue participating in trainings." —Pam Thompson Prop 47 works. Prop 36 won't. #NOonProp36 Story by Vera Institute of Justice ⤵️ vera.org/news/investing…

Fact - crime went down in San Jose under #Prop47! Mayor Matt Mahan tweet is also revealing as it proves: 1)#Prop36 is a #PrisonSpendingScam, as it is clearly not a reaction to any factual truths about crime. 2)He was lying or ignorant as he propagated a fictitious crime spike.

Experiences of women & girls–especially Black women–are often lost in the national conversation about policing. But in 2020, the use of force against women *quadrupled* over 20 years. Why are women increasingly targeted by police hostility? prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/12/2…

“We’re making a choice. We either pay for survivor services, victim services, substance abuse treatment, care and opportunity, or we funnel people through the criminal legal system." —Isaac G. Bryan #NoOnProp36 More from Nicole Nixon in The Sacramento Bee ⤵️ sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Editorial: Parole consideration for those sentenced to life behind bars 35 years ago? It's the right thing to do (via L.A. Times Opinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

"...it’s been my experience that patients are hungry for treatment [...] Right now, it is easier for Californians to get their hands on fentanyl and other opioids than it is to get treatment." —Aimee Moulin MD #SmartSolutions sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/…

"Pragmatism and a measured sense of justice are the rationales for this bill..." "Still, in our system even the most rational sentencing reform takes a back seat to partisan politics...and it’s part of what’s at play with #SB94." —L.A. Times Opinion latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Exciting Update! AB 2178 (Ting) passed the Senate Floor! 🎉🎉 🏛️ Next up: Back to the Assembly for a concurrence vote and then to the Governor’s desk! 👀 Stay tuned for ways to take action coming soon to get this essential bill across the finish line! #YesOnAB2178

Although #Prop36 claims to offer Californians struggling with substance use the choice between prison and treatment, it will slash funding for drug treatment programs. This so-called choice is no choice at all. #NoOnProp36 sacbee.com/news/politics-…

Involuntary servitude is Slavery by another name. Prop 6 will finally end this racist and cruel practice. A New Way of Life ACLU California Action All of Us or None Legal Services for Prisoners with Children @startingoverinc.ca #RehabilitationOverExploitation #YesOnProp6 #InvoluntaryServitudeIsSlavery

Adrienne Boulware’s death was preventable, full stop. CDCR and corrections depts around the country must act to protect incarcerated people from climate hazards like the historic and extreme heat we are witnessing. More from Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 in The Appeal ⤵️

We welcome the DOJ's investigation into sexual abuse by correctional staff. For years, we have been fighting against this. We hope the investigation increases safety for survivors, protects whistleblowers, creates accountability, and leads to zero tolerance for retaliation.

📣 #AB544 (by Isaac G. Bryan) is on the Governor’s desk! Urge Gavin Newsom to sign this crucial bill, which will create a pilot program and help expand ballot access for incarcerated people — who are legally allowed to vote — in CA jails. Take Action ➡️ bit.ly/signab544

Bay Area, this is TOMORROW! Please join us Saturday night for a one-of-a-kind event hearing from survivors of staff sexual abuse at FCI-Dublin, a federal prison that recently shut down because of our lawsuit and advocacy. bit.ly/dublin-9-7

"When I was [incarcerated in CRC Norco state prison], there was 1 fan for 80 heads." - Carl Lloyd, formerly incarcerated in CRC We are thinking about our comrades and loved ones inside #CAPrisons during #HeatWaves like this one. Prison closures and releases are two key ways to