Thank you Asm. Asm Majority Leader Emerita Eloise Reyes for championing public safety, public health, education & environmental policy for #AD50 and all Californians!

Asm. Reyes knows we need #SmartSolutions that 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 support victims and those in need of treatment like #AB1956 & #AB1842 . #CAleg

CALL TO ACTION! Send letters to Governor Newsom and budget committee members urging the state to reduce CDCr’s bloated budget, commit to at least 5 more prison closures, and invest in community-based resources that truly make us safe 📷 bit.ly/CURBletters

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AB 2483, General Resentencing Procedures, (Asm Phil Ting) passed Assembly Public Safety! 🎉

Next Step: Assembly Appropriations Committee

Today we are proud to release the #SmartSolutions Policy Platform!

Our public safety policy platform prioritizes measures that prevent crime and support people — not lock them up. #CAleg

Read our platform here ⤵️ ellabakercenter.org/smartsolutions…

AB 2833, Restorative Justice Confidentiality, (Assemblymember Tina McKinnor) passed Assembly Public Safety on consent🎉

Next Step: Judiciary Committee

#SmartSolutions work✅ Across California, Prop 47-funded programs saw employment increase 3x among participants, while participants’ rates of houselessness fell by nearly ½. One LA County Prop 47-funded program reduced recidivism by 17% & cut unemployment rates among participants

If #CAleg wants data — and wants to legislate on public sentiment — we got data:

✅ Restorative justice
✅ Mental health treatment
✅ Credit earning
✅ Diversion opportunities
❌ Incarceration

More #SmartSolutions from Prison Policy Init.:
prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie202…

'Fear-mongering ALWAYS backfires. A public health approach is always a public safety approach.' - Gretchen Burns Bergman (PATH) in the fentanyl panel hosted by Capitol Weekly moderated by Ashley Zavala with Senator Dave Cortese and Senator Kelly Seyarto

❌ Incarceration does not save lives — it takes money from #SmartSolutions that actually save lives, like housing, job training, and harm reduction services.

✅ If #CAleg is committed to saving lives, we should invest in increasing access to more treatment, not incarceration.

In California, only 1 out of 10 people have access to quality drug treatment. We need #SmartSolutions to save lives and improve community safety.

'We cant waste time, resources and energy on stiffer penalties and more criminalization. Historically that doesn't work. We are dealing with a public health problem.' -Gretchen Burns Bergman, Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing

In CA 1 in 10 people do not have access to…

People are over 40X more likely to die from an opioid overdose after incarceration— California must invest in treatment, NOT more incarceration.

#SmartSolutions

'We are going to have a package of bills before the legislature that are going to be comprehensive.' - Rick Chavez Zbur

It is essential that policy solutions are rooted in community needs, proven solutions, and facts, not fiction. The consequences of returning to failed 'tough…

“Why are we looking at failed solutions of the past and thinking that the results might be different in 2024?” Cristine Soto DeBerry from Prosecutors Alliance of California on retail theft & efforts to repeal Prop. 47 during Capitol Weekly conference #SmartSolutions

Instead of just reacting after a crime happens, California must prioritize prevention. Safety means investing in:

✅ Jobs
✅ Education
✅ Healthcare
✅ Violence intervention programs

#SmartSolutions work ✅

“Prevention is the best approach — not reacting after the fact.” Cristine Soto DeBerry Prosecutors Alliance of California #SmartSolutions

During Capitol Weekly's Conference on ‘Crime’ happening in Sacramento today, join us in amplifying the call for #SmartSolutions that include addressing root causes of issues facing California today. 🧵

Register, tune in, & participate ⬇️
capitolweekly.net/a-conference-o…