Make our voices that much louder
Dear Romi,
Today, the Governor and Legislative leaders announced a "compromise deal" to
address the court order to reduce prison crowding. They've given the Court an
ultimatum: either extend the deadline or we will expand the prison system.
The Assembly will be voting on the plan this Wednesday, and we need our voices
to be louder than ever: California does not need any prison expansion. Reduce
the prison population and restore the cuts now.
We are having a big impact. Our pressure forced Brown to agree to add millions
in investments to rehabilitation and diversion if the Court deadline is
extended. But as it stands, this bill will delay any real reductions to the
prison population. And unless we cancel the state's plans to build 3 new
prisonswill mean an expansion of the prison system. We need to demand that the
administration prioritize the prison population reduction strategies we know
will work today.
All of our events statewide are still happening so please join us in the
streets at an action near you:
* Sacramento: Tuesday - September 10 - Press Conference at 11:00am at
the North Steps, Capital Building, followed by legislative visits. Please
contact emily@curbprisonspending for more information.
* Los Angeles: Tuesday - September 10 - Preschool Not Prisons Press
Conference & Rally at 9:30am at Twin Towers Jail, 450 Bauchet. Please contact
info@raisingcalifornia together.org for more information.
* Los Angeles: Tuesday - September 10 - Virtual Townhall at 6:00pm –
8:00pm at Community Coalition and Homeboy Industries. Please contact Karren
Lane at [email protected] for more information.
* Los Angeles: Wednesday - September 11 - Press Conference at 10:30am –
12:00pm at the Ronald Reagan State Building, 300 South Spring Street. RSVP on
Facebook. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
* Los Angeles: Saturday - September 14 - Free Our Sisters: Community
Solutions, Not Jail Construction at 2pm at Art Share LA, 801 E. 4th Place.
Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Our job is to make the opposition too big, loud, and too visible to ignore.
Take action now!
-Emily Harris & DianaZuñiga
Californians United for a Responsible Budget
Education, Health and Human Service and Criminal Justice advocates from across
California are fighting back! Californians United for a Responsible Budget is
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ACLU, California Families to Abolish Solitary Confinement, Friends Committee on
Legislation of California, 9 to 5 Working Women, California Coalition for Women
Prisoners, CAPPA Children's Foundation, American Friends Service Committee,
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, A New PATH, FACTS Education Fund, Families
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California Church Impact, Campaign to end the Death Penalty, Sierra Club, Wild
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