🚨 ACTION ALERT - NO MORE CASH FOR CAGES🚨
AB 695 would give LA County's juvenile facilities $1 BILLION!

CA is facing a budget deficit. Sinking $1 billion into LA county's failed juvenile halls is wasteful and irresponsible.

TAKE ACTION HERE: bit.ly/3PdFWsw

Gov. Gavin Newsom we don’t want $1 billion of our taxpayer money to be wasted on LA’s failed juvenile facilities. That money is better spent on meeting the housing, education and healthcare needs of all Californians. Please veto #AB695 .

#AB695 will sink $1 BILLION of limited state funds into making child prisons “prettier”- we know prettier jails don’t lead to prettier outcomes. Click the link below to send an email to Sen. Portantino urging him to vote NO on this wasteful bill: bit.ly/445INcF

🧵Sen. Anthony Portantino, Los Padrinos is LA's 'most modern' hall & has undergone millions of $$ in renovations. The chaos persists bc physical changes to LA's halls are not the solution to the crisis facing incarcerated youth in LA. #AB695 is not the solution. lat.ms/3EfotuJ

🚨 ACTION ALERT - NO MORE CASH FOR CAGES🚨 #AB695 would give LA County's juvenile facilities $1 BILLION!

CA is facing a budget deficit. Sinking $1 billion into LA county's failed juvenile halls is wasteful and irresponsible.

TAKE ACTION HERE: bit.ly/45yFuvL

ICYMI: LA Probation is hoarding $99 million in state funds intended for kids. Now, they are asking the state for $1 BILLION for juvenile facilities. Anthony Portantino don’t sink limited resources into this dysfunctional department - vote NO on #AB695
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🚨 ACTION ALERT - NO MORE CASH FOR CAGES🚨
AB 695 would give LA County's juvenile facilities $1 BILLION!

CA is facing a budget deficit. Sinking $1 billion into LA county's failed juvenile halls is wasteful and irresponsible.

TAKE ACTION HERE: bit.ly/45yFuvL

Hey Anthony Portantino we don’t want $1 billion of our taxpayer money to be wasted on LA’s failed juvenile facilities. That money is better spent on meeting the housing, education and healthcare needs of all Californians. Vote no on #AB695 .

The demonstration at the Board of Supervisors this Tuesday sought to raise awareness and demand for more effective policies and measures that adequately protect the welfare of incarcerated youth. To learn more about today's #FrontlineSpotlight , visit libhill.co/youthjustice

🔥📢 TAKE ACTION with us Tuesday, July 25th at 1:00PM for a YOUTH-LED Rally & Resource Fair! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY 🚨 Young people’s lives are at stake under the abusive custody of Probation inside Juvenile Halls🚨

📍500 W. Temple Ave 📢

#FreeLAYouth #FreeOurFuture

We partnered with other SoCal orgs fighting for youth justice to share the first hand accounts of young people surviving the school-to-jail track. We are so excited to have created a platform to document and share their stories. Check our Youthstories.la to read more!

Featuring: Los Angeles Youth Uprising, Re-Imagine L.A. County, Brothers Sons Selves, Youth Justice Coalition, Social Justice Learning Institute , Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), Young Women's Freedom Center, Essie Justice Group, California Native Vote Project, and LA Voice

to making “Youth Justice Reimagined” a reality, recenter youth narratives, and reaffirm that “We Got Us” no matter what. Check out this #FrontlineSpotlight to see some moments from Monday’s action! #FreeOurFuture #YouthJusticeReimagined #DefundProbation

The LA County Board of Supervisors hosted their final Budget Hearing to solidify their proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Los Angeles Youth Uprising (LAYUP) and their members showed up to remind the County of their commitment to hold them accountable

🗓️🕙 Mark your calendars for the LA County budget hearing on June 26th, 11AM!
Let's stand together and say NO to $10B for carceral systems!
Let's demand that LACountyBOS and LA County CEO prioritize funding for community and alternatives to incarceration. 💪
#CareFirstJailsLast

LET’S MOBILIZE! 📢 Join LAYUP on Monday 6/26 at 11AM at the LA County Board of Supervisors’ final 2023-24 budget hearing. Show up to remind @countyofla of our commitment to holding them accountable to #YouthJusticeReimagined and reaffirm that “we got us” no matter what. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽