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L.A. Times Op. Ed.
The scheduled deactivation of California Correctional Center has become a hot-button issue for the town of Susanville, sparking anger and a still-pending lawsuit to prevent the prison from closing at all. The fears of residents who have become dependent on prisons for their livelihood have been covered widely in the media, but …
Entrapped by Abusers. Imprisoned for Life.
None of these women had a criminal history. They were all raised in abusive homes and victimized by abusive partners. And they all received life sentences.
Organizing & Action Updates
DV and LWOP Survivor Marisela Andrade handed over to ICE!!
Early in the morning Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, the California Dept. Corrections and rehabilitation (CDCr) transferred CCWP member Marisela Andrade over to ICE agents instead of releasing her on parole.
CA Approves $7.5 million Reparations for Sterilization Survivors
California is the first state to provide reparations to survivors who were sterilized while incarcerated in its state women’s prisons.
Gwen Levi Freed by Judge thru Compassionate Release
Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice and Democracy Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement after a federal judge granted compassionate release to 76-year-old Gwen Levi.
CCWP in the News
California Coalition for Women Prisoners celebrates 25+ years
On Nov. 12, 2021, California Coalition for Women Prisoners hosted a special virtual event celebrating 25+ years of inside organizing and the consistent publication of The Fire Inside newsletter
Formerly incarcerated speak on criminal justice
“Abolition is shifting resources and power to community interventions,” Aminah Elster said. “This is where building community comes in,” she added. Abolition “is about creating, it’s not just about dismantling.”
Reparations for Survivors of CA Forced Sterilizations
The program will be the first in the nation to provide compensation to modern-day survivors of prison system sterilizations,
Updates on Prisons
Fourth California federal prison worker charged with sex abuse
The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, Calif., July 20, 2006. A fourth worker at a federal women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate. His arrest comes months after the prison’s warden was arrested on similar charges.
L.A. Times Op. Ed.
The scheduled deactivation of California Correctional Center has become a hot-button issue for the town of Susanville, sparking anger and a still-pending lawsuit to prevent the prison from closing at all. The fears of residents who have become dependent on prisons for their livelihood have been covered widely in the media, but …
All They Want For the Holidays Is for Their Loved Ones to Come Home From Prison
When she was 8 years old, Bryanna Rose had one item on her Christmas wish list — for her father, Jose Colon, to come home.
