To address CA's budget deficit, an opinion piece in the LA Times by Assemblyperson Phil Ting & CURB Executive Director Amber Rose Howard advocates for closing & consolidating prison space at a time when prison bed occupancy is already decreasing.
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Myth of “superhuman strength' a term often applied to Black people in use-of-force cases, dates back to Reconstruction. When “superhuman strength” is allowed as justification, dehumanizing misconceptions & stereotypes make their way into the wider system.
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The Vera Institute of Justice & Young Women's Freedom Center released 'Freedom & Justice: Ending the Incarceration of Girls & Gender-Expansive Youth in California' a look at incarceration of girls, gender-expansive youth & steps to end their incarceration.
#endmassincarceration
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The essay 'How I Regained My Self-Esteem in Prison' by Kashawn Taylor, an incarcerated writer in Connecticut, appears on the website for @Prisonjourn (Prison Journalism Project).
#VoicesoftheIncarcerated

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You work your prison time, earn early release, then the state sends a 127k bill years later.
Florida & most states charge incarcerated persons for their time in prison. The practice, called 'pay-to-stay,' leaves many former offenders with staggering debt.
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Thursday April 25th 9am PT - free webinar 'Unlocking the Ballot: Using Data to Expand Voting Rights' looks at using data to advance voting rights campaigns in the efforts to eliminate #felonydisenfranchisement .
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How can prisons respect the intrinsic worth of the people incarcerated inside? 'How a Borrowed Blazer, Tie and Dress Shirt Helped Me See Myself as a Man, Not a Prisoner' highlights one man's awareness that he was bigger than his incarceration status.
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Housing is a human right, and the solution to houselessness.

SB 1011 would have criminalized and fined our unhoused neighbors with devastating consequences. Thank you to Senators @Aishabbwahab Senator Scott Wiener Nancy Skinner for voting NO on #SB1011 .

#SB1011 , criminalizing homelessness, died in #CASen Safety Committee. Due to the advocacy of supporters committee Dems opposed penalizing down-and-out residents forced to sleep on public property.
The support for voices that can't be heard matters. Always.
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SB 1446 (Lola Smallwood-Cuevas) will protect workers & the public by ensuring safe staffing levels at grocery & drug-retail stores & regulating self-checkout machines. We encourage our supporters to advocate for this important legislation.
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Supporting the #SecondLookSentencingAct in MI is Nabil Zebib, whose father was killed in December 2000 during an armed robbery. Zebib advocates for the release of Demel Dukes, serving LWOP for felony murder for his involvement in Zebib's father's death.
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Tonight, Wednesday, April 17, come out with your community, family and friends to a free screening of Bob Marley, One Love. Hear from families impacted by gun violence what’s needed to build peace in L.A. Take home a free dinner from Trap Kitchen. FUEL-FamiliesUnitedToEndLWOP Felony Murder Elimination Project

LA!! Tomorrow 6p, Cinemark Baldwin Hills - treat yourself, family & friends to a free film screening of Bob Marley: One Love & a take-home dinner by Trap Kitchen. Before the film, hear from people impacted by gun violence on building safer communities.
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Los Angeles, SoCal; Free Legal Clinic Tomorrow, 10am to 12 noon, at the Ross Snyder Recreation Center.

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Across the US, prisons & jails are struggling to maintain staffing levels. These staffing shortages present an opportunity to move toward evidence-based solutions for community safety that exist outside the criminal legal system.
#decarcerartionnow
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom granted 18 commutations & 37 pardons last week. #DropLWOP Coalition celebrates these commutations & urges Newsom to continue exercising this power, joining growing momentum across the country to reform and review extreme sentences.
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On Last Week Tonight , host John Oliver discussed the use of the death penalty in the United States and how many practicing states provide no transparency into the efficacy or safety of the drugs used during the process.
#abolishthedeathpenalty
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