Good news from Massachusetts- Gov. Healey has signed a bill that ends charges for communication for incarcerated people & their loved ones. The law sets a high bar for reform: 1. It extends to county jails, where phone rates are higher than in prisons (in every state).

“Every dollar we spend criminalizing poverty, is a dollar we could’ve better spent ending it”

Did you know that federal and state prison systems run businesses called correctional industries that help subsidize government budgets? And that there's a huge windfall for corporations too? Read our latest blogpost to learn more. worthrises.org/blogpost/2024/…

Over the last 3 decades, CA spending on jails and prisons increased 3X faster than spending on K-12 schools. We can’t continue to fuel mass incarceration on the backs of CA kids #schoolsnotprisons #SmartSolutions

***FORMERLY INCARCERATED ONLY*** The Anti-Recidivism Coalition is gearing up for another cohort of their construction program. It’s a PAID 7 week program that begins in February. Contact information is on the flyer if you are interested or have questions.

Embrace the power of small actions! Life is not always about achieving monumental milestones. It’s also about the smaller steps, the little acts of kindness, and the modest yet significant contributions we make each day.

Rather than boosting CDCR's budget during a deficit year, California can save nearly $1 billion by closing 5 more prisons. #ClosePrisons #Decarcerate 🔗🗞️Learn more: KQED on 'California Incarceration Expenses' bit.ly/3SwmB8Y

No incarcerated person should go without opportunities to parole. As a society we need to see people as more than the crime they are convicted of & we need to provide those incarcerated the opportunity to show who they have become & who they are yet to be. inquest.org/ambassadors-to…

45% of people serving third-strike enhanced sentences are Black and make up 28% of the prison system; while only making up 6% of the ENTIRE STATE. #ReformJuvenile3x @asmkilahweber @bauerkahan @asmluzrivas @asmjamesramos @asmchrisward @asmcottie Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Assemblywoman Rubio

This approach not only fails to consider the maturation and growth that can occur over time but also perpetuates the cycle of harsh sentencing that has proven to do more harm than good.

AB 2959,a bill that aims to reduce and regulate food prices in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (visiting rooms and require CDCR to renew and expand vendor contracts to include healthy options as well as offer diverse food choices in prison vending machines

For decades, families have struggled to stay connected with incarcerated loved ones due to the high cost of phone calls. It does not need to be this way. Join our fight to keep families connected by making prison and jail phone calls free at connectfamiliesnow.com.

npr.org/2024/03/11/123… "Today, there are more people serving a life sentence in prison than there were people in prison at all in 1970."

URGENT ACTION NEEDED! The New York Assembly has included free prison communication in its budget. We need your help to protect it in the final budget! Visit connectfamiliesnow.com/newyork to take action now!

THREAD. Across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of children have been banned from visiting their parents who are awaiting trial in local jails. Why? A conspiracy to make money. We just filed two landmark civil rights lawsuits to stop it, but the story is unbelievable.

THREAD. Predatory prison telecom Securus has just defaulted on over $1 BILLION in debt. After years of preying on incarcerated people and their families, driving many into debt, Securus can't pay its own. Here's the story about how advocacy made this happen.

Thank you Santa Clara DA Rosen! Evidence of racial bias in California’s #deathpenalty is overwhelming. It’s time to #ConfrontRacism & admit the death penalty is #BiasedBeyondRepair. latimes.com/california/sto…

“There is no way to incarcerate our way out of drug addiction … there is nothing about prisons—the way they are built, the way they are designed, the way they are financed, the way they are structured—that is meant to help deal with drug addiction.” Bianca

Heartbreaking news: Oakland Democratic activist, Obama alum, fierce feminist Peggy Moore died in a car accident. 💔 May her loved ones be comforted and her memory be eternal. 🕊️ Pic: 2012 Women For Obama Save the ACA phonebank, Oakland