Organizing & Action Updates, CCWP in the News, and Updates on Prisons
Organizing & Action Updates
LAO Report Exposes “Indefensible Waste” in Prison Budget
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CCWP in the News
The fight to keep ICE from reopening a notorious prison
Survivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.
FCI Dublin: Nearly 300 more women expected to file sex assault claims vs. BOP
Nearly 300 women who were formerly incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin prison have come forward with sex assault claims and lawsuits, or soon plan to, against the Bureau of Prisons, after 103 women won an unprecedented $116 million from the agency exactly one year ago.
Transcending trauma: Former lifers extol benefits of emotional awareness therapy
AFTER BEING WAREHOUSED in a California prison for decades before their release, formerly incarcerated men and women visited San Quentin Rehabilitation Center for a symposium on emotional awareness and healing.
Updates on Prisons
Women on the Inside
The Marshall Projects News Inside Issue 22 takes a hard look at how incarcerated women face unique challenges — and why their stories deserve to be heard.
Leaked videos show California prison guards pepper-sprayed incarcerated women who alleged sexual misconduct
In leaked videos from California’s largest women’s prison, guards stand in a line facing dozens of incarcerated women gathered around cafeteria tables. Suddenly, a guard fires a mustard-brown spray from a long red canister. Other guards join in, spraying the women, and throwing projectiles that explode in white smoke.
As California’s prison population declines, advocates demand fewer investments in prisons and police in the budget
The 2026–27 California Budget was released earlier this month, outlining a significant overhaul of California’s correctional system, driven by decreasing prison populations, notable cost savings from facility closures and increased funding for rehabilitation and reentry programs.
