Mass incarceration
“Restore Our Rights” – End Disenfranchisement of Californians with Felony Convictions
Posted in Elections & Voting Rights, Equal Rights/Equity, Mass incarceration, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, voting rights Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) is hosting…
Hold Sheriff Accountable for Human Rights Violations at Alameda County Jail, Says New Report
Posted in Economic Development, Mass incarceration, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated “Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with…
East Oakland Organizations Unveil New Grassroots People’s Agenda
East Oakland residents gathered in front of city hall his week to unveil a community-created East Oakland…
Oakland Anti-Displacement Coalition Says “Speak Out to Stay Put!”
Carroll Fife (top left), a co-founder of the Oakland Alliance, spoke at a workshop on developing an…
California’s New Racial Profiling Law Seen as First Step Toward Police Accountability
Posted in Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety California Highway Patrol officer stands outside the office of Gov. Jerry Brown as protestors…
Landmark Victory Curbs Long-term Solitary Confinement in California Prisons
Posted in Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated Family members of prisoners, demonstrators and lawyers celebrated last week’s landmark settlement reducing…
Ferguson, Missouri Judge Throws Out Arrest Warrants; Local Activists Say Change in Oakland Courts Long Overdue
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein A new municipal court judge in Ferguson, Mo….
We Must Speak Up” for Racial Justice, Say Teen Leaders and Rep. Barbara Lee
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Mass incarceration, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Restorative Justice Calling for Black-Brown unity, a youth said, “The…
Commentary: Practice Restorative Justice to Shut Down Mass Incarceration
Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety, Restorative Justice By Troy Williams According to the American Civil Liberties Union the school-to-prison pipeline…
Is America Hearing the Message Resonating from Behind Prison Walls?
Posted in Commentary, Equal Rights/Equity, Mass incarceration, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated By Troy William Commentary After reading articles written by Richard Johnson (in the…