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

Former Black Panther and revolutionary journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and congestive heart failure. He was hospitalized for four days, and each of his limbs were shackled separately to the hospital bed. The shackles dug into his skin and caused horrific injuries. Now he is in the hospital awaiting heart surgery for … Continue reading FREE MUMIA! THE ONLY TREATMENT IS FREEDOM! Mobilize from April 20 – 24 in the Bay Area

The Race, Gender and Human Rights Fund is pleased to invite you to join us and our cohosts for an important discussion and screening featuring the documentary film, Belly of the Beast, which follows illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons and the struggle of impacted women and advocates to see this practice come to light, finally end, and to … Continue reading “Belly of the Beast” Film Screening + Panel Discussion about Illegal Sterilizations in California’s Women’s Prisons

RSVP here to support the VISION Act (AB 937 - Carrillo) for a rally at the capitol steps to stop ICE transfers in California! The bill heads to the Assembly floor within the next few weeks. Let's show up to stop the cruel perpetual punishment of our immigrant and refugee community, and urge our leaders … Continue reading Rally to #StopICEtransfers with the VISION Act

CCWP’s new Writing Warriors project is being initiated at this COVID moment when in-person visiting is impossible due to the pandemic. Writing Warriors opens up the possibility of being in contact with more people incarcerated at women’s prisons during this time when people are more isolated and stressed than ever. Read more about Writing Warriors. … Continue reading Writing Warriors Orientation: Advocacy through Correspondence

Legislators in 25 states have recently introduced second look bills to review long sentences. A federal bill allowing resentencing for youth crimes has bipartisan support. Over 60 elected prosecutors and law enforcement leaders have called for second look legislation, and several prosecutors’ offices have launched sentence review units. These reforms could significantly shrink the prison … Continue reading Advocates and CJ Leaders Discuss Second Look Reforms

  Gabby was commuted from LWOP by Gov. Brown and paroled in March 2021, only to be handed over to ICE. We invite you to join the #FreeGabby campaign on Thursday, June 3rd at 5 PM PT for a powerful letter writing event to support Gabby Solano in the fight to continue to #FreeAllSurvivors. She … Continue reading