This month, we celebrate both International Women's Day and Pesach (Passover). Join us to hear testimonies from women impacted by the systems of prison and immigration detention, as women are the largest growing incarcerated population. Come listen to a retelling of the freedom-from-bondage message of Passover and the roles women play in liberation interpreted by … Continue reading Still Not Free, Sisters’ Stories: Interfaith Vigil

Join us Sunday, March 21 at 10 am PST for Art Against Imprisonment, a virtual art exhibit that features art from incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Palestine and in the US. As a small testament to their creativity, imagination, and expressions of solidarity! Joining us in launching this exhibit are former political prisoners: Hafez Omar, Linda Evans, … Continue reading Art Against Imprisonment: From Palestine to the US

Join us Thursday, March 25th for an International Women’s Month conversation with four courageous women who have stood up for their lives and their communities. Register here: bit.ly/DefendOurLives After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. When the event is at capacity, you can tune in via FB Live Janet and Janine … Continue reading Women Political Prisoners: Defending Our Communities, Defending Our Lives

SB 300's first hearing in Senate Public Safety is next Tuesday, April 6th at 9:00 am. The author will be presenting the bill along with two experts directly impacted by the bill.  To help smooth over some of the difficulties of giving public comment under COVID, we're offering to read your organization's name during the hearing as a … Continue reading SB 300 Sentencing Reform Act of 2021 – First Senate Public Safety Hearing

This event will be moderated by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who grew up visiting his incarcerated parents in New York prisons and recently published "Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents' Love" in the Nation.  He will be joined in conversation with California families impacted by incarceration to discuss how incarcerated people parent … Continue reading Parenting Beyond Bars with Chesa Boudin

Aminah Elster, CCWP Policy & Campaign Coordinator and Jen James, UCSF research scholar and CCWP member, will both be participating in this interesting panel discussion Thursday evening, April 15, 2021.  The event starts with a screening of the film Belly of the Beast, followed by the panel discussion at 7:30. RSVP For this month's Collaboratory, … Continue reading Birthing People Behind Bars: Exposing Forced Sterilizations in State Prisons