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Today I am honored to speak with veteran journalist Victoria Law.  She is the author of such books as Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (co-authored with Maya Schenwar), and “Prisons Make Us Safer” and 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration. Today we talk about her new book, Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration.In this devastating study, Law shows how instead of focusing on care during the outbreak of COVID, prisons took the pandemic as an opportunity to amplify their inhumanity: we learn how things like solitary confinement and strip searches only intensified their worse aspects, and how extractive communications systems preyed on those hungry for news from loved ones. Law also tells of the personal stories she was able to track that give a human dimension to the statistics of the pandemic, and also remarkable stories of self-sacrifice and solidarity, as prisoners gave each other the care and support so badly needed. We end by learning about organizations that are at the forefront of fighting for decarceration and restructuring of parole boards, and other actions to fight against the inhumane and cruel practices of the prison industrial complex. Victoria Law is a freelance journalist and author who has written about incarceration, particularly women's incarceration, for nearly two decades. Her books include Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (co-authored with Maya Schenwar), and “Prisons Make Us Safer” and 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration. Her latest book, Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration, is sadly still relevant. You can find her work at victorialaw.netOrganizations mentioned in our conversation:Release Aging People in Prison: https://rappcampaign.com/California Coalition for Women Prisoners: https://womenprisoners.org/Californians United for a Responsible Budget:https://curbprisonspending.org/Participatory Defense: https://www.participatorydefense.org/hubsArticle on Participatory Defense NOLA:https://progressive.org/magazine/whose-justice-system-is-it-anyway-law/Survived & Punished, a national network which works with criminalized abuse survivors:https://survivedandpunished.org/  

I. An Urgent Call to Release Elders from California's Women's Prisons In the first segment, Guest Host Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks with members of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) and the Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) about No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders from California's Women's Prisons a New Report that Verifies the Urgent Need to Release Elders from California Women's Prisons. Guests:  Jane Dorotik is an organizer with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.  And, Maiya Zwerling is faculty member at the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law. Find the full report of “No Time to Wait” here.   II. Promoting anti-racism & social justice throughout the CSU system and the CFA.  In the second segment Host Thandisizwe Chimurenga talks with Audrena Redmond is Director for Anti-Racism & Social Justice at the California Faculty Association about the work the The Council for Racial & Social Justice does to promote anti-racism & social justice throughout the California State University (CSU) system and California Faculty Association (CFA).   —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post An Urgent Call to Release Elders from California's Women's Prisons appeared first on KPFA.

Welcome to Policy Matters, a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and overall attention to domestic violence within our communities.In our third presentation of Policy Matters, we interview Casey Swegman of Tahirih Justice Center on the prevalence of child marriages in the US and learn about the upcoming federal proposal to address child marriages nationally.Casey Carter Swegman is a national expert on serving immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. As the Director of Public Policy at the Tahirih Justice Center she oversees Tahirih's state and federal policy advocacy focused on improving protections for immigrant survivors while simultaneously seeking long-term, systemic change. She engages in extensive domestic and international training and outreach and serves as a liaison to local agencies and service providers working to strengthen the capacity of their local community to respond to the needs of immigrant survivors. Before her role as Director of Public Policy, Casey spent over 10 years in direct service with immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking, including at Tahirih on the Forced Marriage Initiative and before that with the International Rescue Committee, where she led a program for refugees arriving with special needs.This episode was curated by the Maitri Policy Advocacy Program and facilitated by Smitha Chandrasekhar. Smitha is a senior at the University of Washington majoring in Biology. She is currently on the pre-med track and intends to focus on a career in women's reproductive health and oncology. Smitha has been volunteering with Maitri for almost a year and is deeply invested in promoting the rights of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to their own bodies and autonomy.Resources shared in this PodcastChild Marriage Prevention Act of 2024https://www.tahirih.org/news/child-ma...Discussion with Fraidy Reiss, Child Marriage Survivor and founder of Unchained At last   • S5-E1: Unchained At Last: California ...  Asia Child marriage initiative: Summary of the research in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal https://www.icrw.org/wp-content/uploa...Child Marriage in the UShttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/up...UNICEF working to end child marriages in the UShttps://www.unicefusa.org/how-help/ad...California Senate Bill 404 on Child Marriage ban https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB404/id... California Coalition to End Child Marriage https://cacoalitiontoendchildmarriage... It is time to end child marriages in the US https://www.cfr.org/blog/its-time-end.

This week on Everyday Injustice, we talk with Katie Dixon, head of Closure is Possible campaign, and Renae Badruzzaman project director at Health Instead of Punishment nonprofit about the problems facing women who are incarcerated at women's prisons. The Crisis to Care Report ( https://humanimpact.org/hipprojects/healthnotwomensprisons/) was released in February 2023, and represented a collaboration with “Californians United for a Responsible Budget; California Coalition for Women Prisoners; and Transgender, Gender-variant, and Intersex Justice Project to create a research report, fact sheet, and social media tiles about the harms of women's prisons.” This report exposed “the catastrophic health harms of incarceration in women's prisons and provides evidence in support of investments in health-promoting social determinants of health instead of incarceration.” From Crisis to Care outlines how incarceration worsens health via multiple pathways: • Medical neglect — including failure to provide medical examinations, stopping needed prescriptions, and long delays in treatment — is common in prison. • Alongside the violence of the criminal legal system itself, people incarcerated in women's prisons also experience and witness high rates of interpersonal physical, emotional, and sexual trauma and violence. • Environmental conditions in prisons seriously endanger the health of incarcerated people, by exposing them to infectious disease, extreme heat and cold, inadequate food, foodborne illness, mold, toxic drinking water, and more. • The use of solitary confinement can lead to increased psychological distress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, paranoia, agitation, sleep deprivation, and prescription of sedative medications, alongside physical ailments. • Separating people from their families and communities has destructive and far-reaching consequences that harm health. Listen as our guests discuss this report, the problems of trauma and misconduct in women's prisons that led to the closure at FCI Dublin, why women's prisons have more harm and trauma than in men's prisons and why we should aim ultimately at abolition.

In July 2024, a woman died from a heat-related illness while incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, California. According to California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), the woman's death was due to heat stroke and prison neglect. However, CDCR claims the cause was related to pre-existing health conditions. Elizabeth Nomura, state membership organizer for the CCWP told the Guardian, “I've had heatstroke before [while incarcerated] and I know what it feels like to be so dehydrated that you can't see. They are sitting in a room, toasting in what feels like an oven. They're all suffering.” Everyday Injustice talked to Amika Mota of Sister Warriors. Mota told everyday injustice that while the Chowchilla has swamp coolers that are meant to lower temperatures and fans, they weren't working properly. As extreme heat increases with Climate Change, this figures to become an even larger problem. The Sister Warriors are a member-led organization of over 5,000 formerly and currently incarcerated and systems-impacted women and trans people of all genders, founded in 2017 at a convening of over 200 systems-impacted people in Oakland. “We improve conditions for women and trans people of all genders by fighting for – and winning – policies and systems change that center the needs and experiences of communities most impacted by systems of exploitation, criminalization, and incarceration throughout the state.” The answer that Mota offers isn't better cooling systems – though they are needed – it is fewer incarcerated people.

We have been following the scandal and abuse at the now shuttered women's federal prison in Dublin, California. The First Report by the Special Master is out, which mostly corroborates what the women have been saying for years, but also contains some additional troubling information. Joining us to discuss are Lisa Fernandez, a veteran journalist working at KTVU Channel 2 in the Bay Area who has been covering the sexual abuse scandal at the all-women's FCI Dublin prison, in-custody deaths at Santa Rita Jail, and  federal oversight over the Oakland Police Department. We're also joined by Kendra Drysdale, who is formerly incarcerated at FCI Dublin and is now an advocate with Dublin Prison Solidarity Coalition and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. Kendra was released from FCI Dublin on April 19th, during the week that the prison was closed. Kendra also testified in evidentiary hearings in January which led to the assigning of the Special Master and eventual closure of the prison. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Continued Fallout After Closure of Women's Prison in Dublin w/ Lisa Fernandez & Kendra Drysdale appeared first on KPFA.

A 42-year-old Black woman, Adrienne Boulware, has died in the custody of the California Department of Corrections at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, CA. On July 4, prison guards exposed Boulware to extreme temperatures outdoors during a heatwave for 15 minutes, leaving her with just a small glass of water in the over 110 F heat. Boulware began to exhibit symptoms of heat exhaustion almost immediately after returning indoors. Two days later, she passed away while receiving medical care. Elizabeth "Leesa" Nomura of the California Coalition for Women's Prisoners joins Rattling the Bars to discuss Boulware's tragic death, and what it reveals about the dangers prisons place incarcerated people in as the climate crisis intensifies.Studio / Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Alina NehlichRead the transcript of this interview here. Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

A 42-year-old Black woman, Adrienne Boulware, has died in the custody of the California Department of Corrections at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, CA. On July 4, prison guards exposed Boulware to extreme temperatures outdoors during a heatwave for 15 minutes, leaving her with just a small glass of water in the over 110 F heat. Boulware began to exhibit symptoms of heat exhaustion almost immediately after returning indoors. Two days later, she passed away while receiving medical care. Elizabeth "Leesa" Nomura of the California Coalition for Women's Prisoners joins Rattling the Bars to discuss Boulware's tragic death, and what it reveals about the dangers prisons place incarcerated people in as the climate crisis intensifies.Studio / Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Alina NehlichRead the transcript of this interview here. Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

Today, we discuss the case of a woman who dropped dead at the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, apparently due to heatstroke. Last year, the Sacramento Bee reported that the prison's cooling systems had failed during a heat wave. According to prisoners, temperatures inside the facility had topped 80 degrees. Our guest Elizabeth “Leesa” Nomura was formerly incarcerated at Chowchilla. She is a longtime prisoner advocate and Membership Organizer for the California Coalition of Women's Prisoners. The organization is calling for a public health investigation into the death at CCWF. In our conversation, Leesa described this Crisis to Care Report authored by Human Impact Partners, CURB and other partner orgs: https://humanimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/HIP-From-Crisis-to-Care-02-2023.pdf —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Prisoner Drops Dead from Heatstroke at California Women's Prison w/ Elizabeth ‘Leesa' Nomura appeared first on KPFA.

2024 Legislative & Budget Priorities2024 #1 Priority Legislation AB 1955 (Ward, LGBTQ Caucus) – SAFETY ActThe Support Academic Futures & Educators for Today's Youth Act (SAFETY Act), would strengthen existing California protections against forced outings of LGBTQ+ students in schools; provide critical resources for parents and families of LGBTQ+ students to support them in working towards family acceptance on their own terms; and provide additional protections to educators who face retaliatory actions from administrators and school boards for seeking to create an inclusive and safe school environment. 2024 Priority “Sponsored” Legislation AB 1899 (Cervantes) – Gender-Inclusive Jury QuestionnairesThis bill requires Judicial Council to create a template juror questionnaire that is inclusive of gender expression and identity.AB 1979 (Ward) – Doxing Victims Recourse ActThis bill provides recourse for victims who have been harmed as a result of being doxed by allowing a victim to pursue civil action to receive restitution for the harms endured as a result of being doxed.AB 2258 (Zbur) – Protecting Access to Preventive ServicesThe bill codifies longstanding federal guidance that health plans and insurers must cover services that are integral to providing recommended preventive care – including anesthesia and polyp removal during a colonoscopy; placement, management, and removal of long-acting reversible contraceptives; and, ancillary and support services for PrEP including HIV and other STI screening – without cost sharing.AB 2442 (Zbur) – Expedited Medical Licensure for Gender-Affirming CareThis bill requires the expedited processing of licensure applications by the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physician Assistant Board, the Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the Board of Psychology for applicants demonstrating a commitment to providing gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care services within their licensed scope of practice.AB 2477 (Zbur) – Foster Care Cash SavingsThis bill permits youth transitioning to adulthood from foster care the chance to grow the best financial safety net possible by updating state law to clarify that young adults have the ability to accumulate cash savings while in foster care.AB 2498 (Zbur) – California Housing Security ActThis bill aims to prevent individuals from falling into homelessness by providing rent subsidies to a range of rent-burdened populations, including former foster youth, older adults, adults with disabilities, people experiencing unemployment or homelessness, and recently incarcerated people.AB 3031 (Lee and Low) – Statewide LGBTQ+ CommissionThis bill establishes a Statewide LGBTQ+ Commission to serve as a state-level focal point for identification of key issues for the Caucus to prioritize in the future.SB 11 (Menjivar) – California State University Mental Health [Two-Year Bill]This bill would require the CSU to decrease the ratio of students to mental health counselors to address increased student needs and work to create a pipeline for CSU students to become mental health professionals. Also, this bill would increase data collection on CSU's mental health services and student wellbeing.SB 729 (Menjivar) – Health Care Coverage for Infertility and Fertility Treatment [Two-Year Bill]This bill would expand access to fertility care for Californians, including coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Also, this bill would revise the definition of infertility to ensure same-sex couples are covered by health care insurance and are treated without discrimination.SB 954 (Menjivar) – Youth Health Equity + Safety (YHES) Act This bill seeks to address the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic among California youth and improve equitable public health outcomes statewide by expanding teen access to condoms in schools and communities.SB 957 (Wiener) – SOGI Data CollectionThis bill requires the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to collect sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data from third-party entities, including local health jurisdictions, on any forms or electronic data systems, unless prohibited by federal or state law. The bill also requires CDPH to provide an annual report to the public and to the Legislature on its efforts to collect, analyze, and report SOGI data.SB 959 (Menjivar) – TGI Resources WebsiteThis bill establishes an online resource for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex (TGI) people and their families to combat misinformation and provide accurate information about access to trans-inclusive health care, existing legal protections for patients and health care providers, and other available support services.SB 990 (Padilla) – LGBTQ+ Disaster Relief PlansThis bill requires Cal-OES to consult with LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates in the community when creating the State Disaster Plan.SB 1278 (Laird) – World AIDS DayThis bill enshrines December 1st as World AIDS Day, a day globally recognized in solidarity with people affected by HIV.SB 1333 (Eggman) – HIV Data SharingThis bill requires state and local health department employees and contractors to annually sign the agreement and would repeal the annual review of the agreements. Additionally, this bill authorizes disclosure to other local, state, or federal public health agencies or to medical researchers when confidential information is necessary for the coordination of, linkage to, or reengagement in care for the person.SB 1491 (Eggman) – LGBTQ+ Higher Education EquityThis bill, beginning with the 2026–27 school year, requires the Student Aid Commission to provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX on file with the commission.  2024 Endorsed “Supported” Legislation AB 1810 (Bryan) – Incarcerated Peoples' Menstrual ProductsCaucus Co-Author: Assemblymember Zbur This bill ensures that any incarcerated person and/or youth who menstruates or experiences uterine or vaginal bleeding has ready access to, is allowed to use, and continues to use materials necessary for personal hygiene without having to request them.AB 1825 (Muratsuchi) – The California Freedom to Read ActCaucus Principal Co-Author: Assemblymember Ward This bill prohibits public libraries from banning books based on partisan or political reasons, view point discrimination, gender, sexual identity, religion, disability, or on the basis that the books contain inclusive and diverse perspectives.AB 3161 (Bonta) – Equity in Health Care Act: Ensuring Safety and AccountabilityCaucus Co-Author: Assemblymember Jackson This bill requires hospitals to analyze patient safety events by sociodemographic factors, like race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, and disability status. This will allow us to see the disparities in health that communities of color and LGBTQ communities are facing. Additionally, AB 3161 requires hospital safety plans to include a process for addressing racism and discrimination and its impacts on patient health and safety.SB 1022 (Skinner) – Defending Housing, Employment, and Other Civil Rights ViolationsCaucus Co-Author: Senator Wiener This bill empowers the Civil Rights Department (CRD) to stop systemic workplace discrimination by doing the following: (1) Clarify that deadlines that apply to individual complaints do not apply to complaints initiated by CRD or to group/class claims being prosecuted by CRD; (2) Allow CRD to rectify longrunning civil rights violations for the benefit of all victims, not only recent victims; (3) Allow CRD to pause investigations when the parties agree; and, (4) Allow housing discrimination cases to be brought in any county where CRD has an office.  May Revise Budget Priorities Preserve all funding for the LBTQ Women's Health Equity Initiative Fund within CDPH Office of Health Equity's Gender Health Equity Section by authorizing existing funds to transfer from FY23/24 to FY24/25.Reject proposed cuts to the CYBHI – Public Education and Change Campaign funding within CDPH Office of Health Equity to ensure LGBTQ+ preventive mental health programs are prioritized including local LGBTQ organizations and the statewide LGBTQ campaign, and replace proposed cuts with a more equitable level of funding reduction.Reject proposed cuts for “The Future of Public Health” initiative at CDPH Office of Health Equity to ensure LGBTQ community services within local health departments are supported for sexual health and harm reduction programs.Support requested expenditure authority of $725,000 with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to support addition of intersexuality to voluntary self-identification information to be collected by state departments and entities, pursuant to the requirements of AB 1163 (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Disparities Reduction Act).Support requested expenditure authority of $710,000 with Department of Public Health (CDPH) to implement system changes to collect voluntary self identification information pertaining to intersexuality in the course of collecting demographic data, pursuant to the requirements requirements of AB 1163 (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Disparities Reduction Act).Support requested expenditure authority of $718,000 with Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to to support implementation of required planning by hospitals for increasing the diversity of procured vendors, pursuant to the requirements of AB 1392 (Rodriguez), Chapter 840, Statutes of 2023.  Priority Budget Requests (In Alphabetical Order) ADAP Rebate Fund Loan Reduction & Modernizations – This budget request reduces the Governor's proposed $500 million loan from the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Rebate Fund to the General Fund (GF) to $250 million, of which $5 million of the loaned ADAP-to-GF must go towards SB 954 (Menjivar, 2024), the YHES Act. Additionally, this budget request seeks the following modernizations to ADAP: (1) ADAP and PrEP-AP eligibility increase from 500% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 600% FPL – $3.5 million (one-time); (2) Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Increase: $10 million (one-time); (3) Health Insurance Premium Payment Cap on Premium Payments Lift: $3.5 million (one-time) & $7 million (ongoing); (4) TGI Wellness and Equity Fund: $5 million (ongoing); and, (5) Needs assessments and analyses for both gap identification of client navigation and retention services, as well as PrEP Navigation Program: $400 thousand (onetime).California Coalition of Transgender Immigrants – This budget request seeks $250,000 in funding to be divided into three programs to help bring equity, justice, and inclusion for Transgender, Gender NonConforming, and Intersex (TGI) immigrants: (1) Trans Immigrant Asylee program – $150,000; (2) Trans Inter-Sectional Unity program – $50,000; and, (3) Trans Emerging Leadership and Artist program – $50,000.Raise-A-Child Foster Family Recruitment & Retention Expansion – This budget request seeks $1 million in funding to accelerate the expansion of Raise-A-Child services throughout California to go towards: (1) Recruitment Promotion Campaigns; (2) Community Events and Engagement; (3) Virtual Information and Orientation Sessions; and, (4) Technical Assistance and Support.Renewal of Preservation of LGBTQ+ History Program Historical Archives – This budget request seeks to renew previously allocated funding for the “Preservation and Accessibility of California's LGBTQ+ History Program,” which is a competitive grant program that is administered by the California State Library. This program supports LGBTQ+ archives of all sizes for projects that work to preserve and make publicly accessible collections relevant to the LGBTQ+ movement, culture, experience, and/or history in California, as well as provides vital information services, including research opportunities, youth engagement, and academic enrichment. Specifically, this San Francisco Harvey Milk Plaza ADA Updates – This budget request seeks to invest $5 million in funding to be used towards the installation of a new ADA-compliant main stair and a new escalator to access the entrance to the Castro Muni Station for Harvey Milk Plaza. AB 1955 (Ward, LGBTQ Caucus) – SAFETY Act 

Sara Tasneem - Child Marriage SurvivorDivorced: Sufi Cult + Child MarriageCW: CSA We will be discussing child marriage and forced marriage today, and all that goes along with it.My guest today is Sara Tasneem, who recently participated on our Child Marriage Panel at CORT2023. Sara is a survivor of forced child marriage who advocates publicly to end child marriage in the United States. Her story has been featured in the documentary, Knots: A Forced Marriage Story  and has been shared across national and international multi-media outlets.Sara works alongside non-profit organizations and other survivor advocates to raise awareness and to lobby and testify for legislation that seeks to end child and forced marriage. She also volunteers as a peer mentor to girls and women who have experienced child marriage and forced marriage. She sits on multiple coalitions including, the California Coalition to End Child Marriage, and the National Coalition to End Child Marriage.FIND SARA:Email: tasneemsf333@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingaftersurvivingBlog: https://tasneemsfadvocacy.home.blog/RESOURCES MENTIONED:Links to get help or connect:Unchained At Last: https://www.unchainedatlast.org/Tahirih Justice Center: https://www.tahirih.org/Support this podcast on Patreon (starting as low as $2/month) and get access to bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/janiceselbie Thanks to my newest patrons: Marie, Mary, and Peter. Every dollar helps.Subscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcastFollow Janice and the Conference on Religious Trauma on Social Media: Mastodon: JaniceSelbie@mas.toTwitter: https://twitter.com/divorcereligionTwitter: https://twitter.com/Wise_counsellorTwitter: https://twitter.com/ComeToCORTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janiceselbieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisecounsellor/The Divorcing Religion Podcast is for entertainment purposes only. If you need help with your mental health, please consult a qualified, secular, mental health clinician.Support the show

California's use of forced sterilizations represents a dark chapter in the state's history. Up until the 1970s, state hospitals and institutions implemented a eugenics program as a way to decrease specific demographic groups including Latinos, Blacks and Native Americans. In more recent decades, California prisons performed procedures—without patient consent — that left hundreds of women unable to have children. Now, the clock is ticking for survivors to apply for compensation from a $4.5 million fund the state established in 2021. As the Dec. 31 deadline looms, relatively few survivors have applied and the state has rejected most of them. We'll talk about survivors' experiences, why they aren't receiving compensation, and hear from advocates on what should happen next. More information on how to apply for compensation for involuntary sterilization can be found at the California Victim Compensation Board website. Applications are available in English and Spanish.Anyone needing assistance with the application can call the compensation board's toll-free helpline at 1-800-777-9229 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Guests: Jennifer James, PhD, MSW, MSSP, associate professor of Institute for Health & Aging, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, and UCSF Bioethics, University of California, San Francisco; member, the California Coalition for Women Prisoners - She has assisted forced sterilization survivors with their applications for reparations Cayla Mihalovich, student, UC Berkeley School of Journalism Investigative Reporting Program - Wrote an article about California's reparations program for forced sterilizations for KQED Moonlight Pulido, recipient, the California Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program Sydney Johnson, reporter, KQED News Sharon Fennix, her application for the California Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program was rejected

In Part 2, Maria speaks about the many types of events that have taken place at the Women's Building over the years. This includes: poetry readings, quinceañeras, baptisms, weddings, even a Green Day show and other punk shows in the '90s. It's also served as a safe space. Many non-profit community groups have come out of the Women's Building. La Casa de las Madres and the Women's Foundation California are two examples. Then Kristen talks about what's happening at the Women's Building these days. Rooted in leftist/Marxist philosophy since Day 1, they respond to community needs and meet people where they are. This includes so many people, such as women just arriving in the US or San Francisco. Staff at TWB help these folks learn the landscape of The City and give them tools they might need for themselves and their families. There is an array of resource clinics offered at TWB, from help with legal and tax issues to a food program. They help undocumented women, who are the most vulnerable and susceptible to workplace abuse. They offer housing resources and also do advocacy on affordable housing issues. The conversation shifts to TWB's work since the election of 2016 ... this includes their immigration clinic and family reunification program. Last summer, after the US Supreme Court overturned 50 years of precedent and Roe v. Wade, the Women's Building joined the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom. They've been working on legislation, including 2022's Prop 1, which codified abortion access in the state. On issues around menstrual health, they co-sponsored SB 260 ($20 for menstrual health products), which is in committee now. Kristen and Maria speak to the need to think of issues around reproductive health holistically, whether it's birth control, menstrual health, menopause, abortion, or other topics. We end the podcast with a shout out to Women's Building volunteers as well as a call for more volunteers. Please follow and engage with the Women's Building online and over social media. Photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Matt has over 22 years of experience in affordable housing and community development. He has developed hundreds of affordable homes including rental and for sale in the Sacramento, San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay Areas. In his consulting capacity he serves in several leadership roles including as the Director of Northern CA for PATH Ventures and as Senior Advisor for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership. He has led nationally recognized housing programs including a HUD Certified Counseling Agency and Fannie Mae 1st Mortgage Seller and Servicer as the former Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services Silicon Valley. Matt serves on the Boards of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California Action Fund and the California Coalition for Rural Housing. He earned a B.S. in Community and Regional Development from the University of California at Davis where he also served as the President of the Associated Students during his senior year. Matt is based in Salinas where he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and 3 young children. HealthCare UnTold honors Matt for his dedication to improving the lives and health of our communities by committing his career to building Affordable Housing and Community Development.#matthuertaconsulting#housingishealth#housingisaright   

Between 2005 and 2013, California sterilized over 850 people in women's prisons either without their consent, and in some cases without even their knowledge. A state program, in theory is trying to locate these women to pay them reparations to the tune of $15,000 a year, but with just a year left before the program shuts down, only 51 women have received checks. We are joined by Hafsah Al-Amin, program coordinator with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners who has been working on the sterilization reparations program for years, along with Moonlight Pulido, who is a survivor of forced sterilization while incarcerated at Valley State Prison in Stockton in 2005. She has received reparations funds and is working to get access for that to other survivors. Follow CCWP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c_c_w_p Check out CCWP's website: https://womenprisoners.org/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Reparations for women forcibly sterilized in CA prisons w/ CCWP members appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, Chavonne Taylor speaks with Janette Robinson Flint, executive director of Black Women for Wellness a woman-centered community-based organization working on reproductive justice issues as they impact Black women & girls. Black Women for Wellness aims to expand healthcare access, reduce toxic hair care chemicals that are prevalent in our community and build political advocacy in California and beyond. Ms. Robinson Flint is also part of the Los Angeles Coalition for Reproductive Justice, California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom and In Our Own Voice. Resources: www.bwwla.org

On November 3rd the United Nations is set to vote on ending the US blockade against Cuba, and local solidarity activists are demanding Nancy Pelosi join in the calls to end the embargo. On Thursday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm a broad coalition of Bay Area groups will rally at the SF Federal Building (7th St. near Mission) to call on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “Let Cuba Live!” The rally will take place on the day that the United Nations General Assembly is expected to overwhelmingly condemn, for the 30th year in a row, the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade that the US imposes against Cuba. People will then march to UN Plaza to spotlight the significance of the UN vote. We speak with Diana Block, an anti-imperialist, abolitionist, feminist who works with the Bay Area – Cuba Saving Lives Committee. She also is also a founding and active member of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, and a co-founder of San Francisco Women Against Rape. Check out Diana Block's website: https://dianablock.com/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post UN to vote on US-Cuba blockade w/ Diana Block appeared first on KPFA.

Cynthia Gutierrez (she/ella) is an award winning first-generation Nicaraguan Salvadoran reproductive justice organizer, full spectrum doula, cultural strategist, writer, and public speaker. Her work looks at the intersection of reproductive justice, the criminal injustice system, disability justice, and environmental justice. She is currently the program manager for the University of California San Francisco Hub of Positive Reproductive and Sexual Health (HIVE) and Team Lily programs. Cynthia is a proud abortion storyteller with We Testify. She is on the Board of Directors for ACCESS Reproductive Justice, the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, and Women's Voices for the Earth. Her work can be found on her website cynthiaagutierrez.com. She has a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Cynthia is originally from San Francisco's Excelsior District and now resides in East Oakland with her husband and son. For those seeking an abortion or who are looking to donate and support an abortion fund, visit the links below. https://www.nationaladvocatesforpregnantwomen.org/ https://www.wetestify.org/ https://www.blackmillennials4flint.org/ https://abortionfunds.org/ https://accessrj.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/ https://californialatinas.org/ https://www.protectabortionca.com/

Cynthia Gutierrez (she/ella) is an award winning first-generation Nicaraguan Salvadoran reproductive justice organizer, full spectrum doula, cultural strategist, writer, and public speaker. Her work looks at the intersection of reproductive justice, the criminal injustice system, disability justice, and environmental justice. She is currently the program manager for the University of California San Francisco Hub of Positive Reproductive and Sexual Health (HIVE) and Team Lily programs. Cynthia is a proud abortion storyteller with We Testify. She is on the Board of Directors for ACCESS Reproductive Justice, the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, and Women's Voices for the Earth. Her work can be found on her website cynthiaagutierrez.com. She has a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Cynthia is originally from San Francisco's Excelsior District and now resides in East Oakland with her husband and son. For those seeking an abortion or who are looking to donate and support an abortion fund, visit the links below. https://www.nationaladvocatesforpregnantwomen.org/ https://www.wetestify.org/ https://www.blackmillennials4flint.org/ https://abortionfunds.org/ https://accessrj.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/ https://californialatinas.org/ https://www.protectabortionca.com/

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/judge-rules-california-prison-must-closeVisiting Lassen County Judge Robert F. Moody ruled against the town of Susanville on Sept. 8 in a lawsuit which aimed to stop California Correctional Center (CCC) from closing. Judge Moody's ruling lifts the preliminary injunction and allows the state to move forward with plans for closure effectively immediately.On Sept. 2, the state requested an expedited ruling to dissolve the lawsuit, arguing that the court's stalling tactics were a “disregard of clear law” which amounted to “an abuse of the court's discretion.” The ruling marks the end of the town's year-long fight to keep CCC––a six-decade-old facility requiring $503 million in repairs––open indefinitely. Governor Newsom's 2022-2023 Enacted Budget mandates that CCC must close by June 30, 2023.The case has been drawn out, contentious and has attracted national media attention. In May, people incarcerated in CCC filed an amicus brief demanding the process be expedited, which was rejected by the judge. Incarcerated organizers released a public statement on Tuesday, August 23rd which decried the process and asked the court to do “the right thing,” stating it was time to “move on” from this case and shut the prison down. Advocates see the decision in this case as a decisive victory.Brian Kaneda is the Deputy Director for CURB, Californians United For A Responsible Budget and a leader of the statewide campaign to Close California Prisons. He is a founding chapter member of California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) Los Angeles and has spent the past decade monitoring and challenging the incarceration crisis and advocating for the rights of incarcerated people.Shakeer Rahman is an attorney and organizer with the Los Angeles Community Action Network and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition. He represented Timothy Peoples, Duane Palm, and Patrick Noel Everett in their effort to bring the perspective of prisoners inside the California Correctional Center into the City of Susanville's lawsuit to halt the prison's closure.General Dogon is an organizer with the Los Angeles Community Action Network. He previously served 27 years in the California prison system.Studio/Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-rtbSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-rtbGet Rattling the Bars updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-rtbLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/judge-rules-california-prison-must-closeVisiting Lassen County Judge Robert F. Moody ruled against the town of Susanville on Sept. 8 in a lawsuit which aimed to stop California Correctional Center (CCC) from closing. Judge Moody's ruling lifts the preliminary injunction and allows the state to move forward with plans for closure effectively immediately.On Sept. 2, the state requested an expedited ruling to dissolve the lawsuit, arguing that the court's stalling tactics were a “disregard of clear law” which amounted to “an abuse of the court's discretion.” The ruling marks the end of the town's year-long fight to keep CCC––a six-decade-old facility requiring $503 million in repairs––open indefinitely. Governor Newsom's 2022-2023 Enacted Budget mandates that CCC must close by June 30, 2023.The case has been drawn out, contentious and has attracted national media attention. In May, people incarcerated in CCC filed an amicus brief demanding the process be expedited, which was rejected by the judge. Incarcerated organizers released a public statement on Tuesday, August 23rd which decried the process and asked the court to do “the right thing,” stating it was time to “move on” from this case and shut the prison down. Advocates see the decision in this case as a decisive victory.Brian Kaneda is the Deputy Director for CURB, Californians United For A Responsible Budget and a leader of the statewide campaign to Close California Prisons. He is a founding chapter member of California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) Los Angeles and has spent the past decade monitoring and challenging the incarceration crisis and advocating for the rights of incarcerated people.Shakeer Rahman is an attorney and organizer with the Los Angeles Community Action Network and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition. He represented Timothy Peoples, Duane Palm, and Patrick Noel Everett in their effort to bring the perspective of prisoners inside the California Correctional Center into the City of Susanville's lawsuit to halt the prison's closure.General Dogon is an organizer with the Los Angeles Community Action Network. He previously served 27 years in the California prison system.Studio/Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-rtbSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-rtbGet Rattling the Bars updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-rtbLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

We reflect on the current state of reproductive justice, how we can do more to change narratives around reproductive care, and we also explore how to break generational cycles that can be harmful while still celebrating generational resilience. We checkin with Amanda Matos, Senior Director of Constituency Campaigns with Planned Parenthood. Join the May 14 rally:https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/rightfully-ours/bans-off-our-bodies Our guests on this panel podcast are:  Betsy Aimee Cardenas Betsy Aimee Cardenas is a purpose-driven, entrepreneur, producer, writer and creative marketing expert. Before launching her digital agency Born in June Creative, Cardenas spent almost a decade working as an advocate for women and girls, with a specific emphasis on achieving gender equality through education and empowerment and combating gender discrimination.  Cynthia Guitierrez (she/ella) Cynthia Gutierrez is an award winning first-generation Nicaraguan Salvadoran reproductive justice organizer, doula, cultural strategist and public speaker.She is currently the program manager for the University of California San Francisco Hub of Positive Reproductive and Sexual Health (HIVE) and Team Lily programs. She is on the Board of Directors for ACCESS Reproductive Justice and the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom. Register for our Book Club chat with Author Erika Sanchez, July 21 at 12pm PT  Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow AnaSheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228 Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Janette Robinson Flint holds the executive director position of Black Women for Wellness, a woman centered community-based organization working on reproductive justice issues as they impact Black women & girls. Ms. Robinson Flint is also part of the Los Angeles Coalition for Reproductive Justice, California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom and In Our Own Voice; National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda. www.bwwla.org

TURNING PAIN INTO PURPOSE: A FORMULA FOR REINVENTION Dr. Nancy Irwin Therapist/Clinical Hypnotist/Author Dr Irwin reinvented at age 44, transitioning from stand-up comic to therapist. She uses fear as a motivator, not a reason to play safe in life. “As a therapeutic hypnotist and doctor of psychology, I know for a fact that we are all born to win. We learn to fail, and what we learn, we can un-learn.  Therefore, I work to clear away the  negative programming, undesirable  habits, and limiting beliefs to free the  inner winner in my clients.” Dr. Nancy Irwin graduated from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, California with honors and the Director's Award. She is a member of the Hypnotists' Union, the California Psychological Association, the American Academy for Experts in Traumatic Stress, and the California Coalition on Sexual Offending (CCOSO).

Super excited for today's show with Terah Lawyer-Harper and Ken Oliver. Two leaders who have tremendous stories of incarceration, transformation, resilience, social impact, and entrepreneurial leadership. They are the workforce development gurus and and are transforming the landscape of reentry. The results are transformed lives and healing communities. Ken was CROP's former Executive Director and passes the torch of leadership to Terah on the show with profound respect and trust. Terah Lawyer-Harper is CROP Organization's new Executive Director. She was previously an Associate Director at Impact Justice. At Impact Justice, Terah developed and led the organization's groundbreaking Homecoming Project, a $3.5M housing innovation project that paired people returning home after long prison sentences with welcoming community hosts. She received national and state recognition for her innovation and impact in the Bay Area. Lawyer-Harper is a Young Professional of Color Fellow with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, an alumnus Next Generations Fellow with the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, and a former elected chairperson for the Beyond Incarceration Program inside CDCR's Central California Women's Facility. She spent 15 years incarcerated during which she became a certified peer health educator, a drug and alcohol counselor, earned two bachelor's degrees and started a national nonprofit to provide correspondence courses to people incarcerated in prisons. I've gotten to know Terah over the last three months and I can tell our audience that our team is excited to have her as our new Executive Director: She's passionate, ambitious, innovative, solution-orientated, forward thinking, and a social connector/networker. She's warm, attentive, and approachable. She has a strong moral compass and is courageous. She's professional, articulate, and a born leader. She takes pride in her efforts with great energy and focus. Our team loves her inclusive leadership style. She's driven by her purpose and all the while she still finds time to invest in the most important aspects of her life: her family, her friends, and her community. Terah is active in the leadership of numerous civic and community organizations. She is spokeswoman for the Drop the Life Without the Possibility of Parole campaign and a member of California's Prison Focus Board of Directors. She is featured in A New Way of Life testimonial series and actively volunteers with local organizations, including Fair Housing Initiative, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, All of us or None, Prison Focus, Project Homeless Connect, and Restorative Justice Reentry Conference. Originally from the Bay Area, Lawyer-Harper holds three undergraduate degrees in business administration, management and social and behavioral science. Terah Lawyer-Harper will be based at CROP's headquarters in Oakland, CA. We just dropped a Press Release that share more of her story. Learn more about Terah on the front page of CROP Organization's website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmQzZUMwUnVqWlMxcWY3Vkg4UjZJYWdQRFpaZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttQkJIRUZ5ZG1OSktfbW1DclBTd1d6ZjhvTmtkTURUb2FvVnNXSXNDdExKTVExMzN1MFpIS1NKMC1LeWt3Y1hqc1VEU08xTGNWYXBEdUI5OHlqdVlMaDNxb3VBNXFvRnJiRHQ0Z0VIMzNRZkR4QTdfWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcroporganization.org%2F (https://croporganization.org/) Ken is the former Director of Business Development and former Executive Director at CROP Organization. Today, he is the Executive Director of the Checkr Foundation and Co-Chairman of CROP's Board. Ken was incarcerated for over 25 years including spending over 8 years in solitary confinement. Today, he is a proximate leader in criminal justice reform, reentry architecture, workforce development, and inclusive impact strategy. He's passionate about leveling the playing field to maximize potential and possibility for justice involved...

In this week's State of Criminal Justice, we'll cover the Jussie Smollett trial, the case of Chrystul Kizer, and the ongoing incarceration of Mulu Shakur. In our New Ground segment, we'll discuss an important organization's anniversary.PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take matters into our own hands, especially when it comes to protecting our communities. As a nonprofit, we rely on small donations from subscribers like you. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions. Most people do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work. Donate Here: https://stateofcriminaljustice.com The Jussie Smollett Trial and Consequences The Smollett trial raises questions about punishment After Rittenhouse, Justice for Chrystul Kizer?A Black teen survivor has faced more consequences than Kyle RittenhouseMutulu Shakur Languishes Behind BarsThe Black revolutionary could have been freed but remains locked upNew Ground: Honoring the California Coalition for Women Prisoners Decades of hard work have built a strong organization 

In Episode 21, Lauren Broom interviews David Hawes and Jennifer Farwell with Pool & Spa Apprenticeship Training Committee about the first Nationally approved pool and spa apprenticeship program in the United States! Listen in and hear about how they are helping to professionalize our pool industry!Podcast Guests:David Hawes - President & ChairmanDavid Hawes is the President and CEO of H & H Pool Services, Inc. He started his company at age 10 in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it has been operating continuously for over 50 years. David is a licensed contractor, and his company currently services approximately 600 accounts weekly. He graduated with honors from Menlo School of Business Administration, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Accounting. He is currently serving as the Region 1 Director & Chief Financial Officer of the Independent Pool and Spa Service Association (IPSSA). He is also on the Board of Directors for Pool Industry Expo. David is a nationally recognized speaker and has been teaching business seminars for pool service company owners over the last 30+ years, to help the industry improve profits and professionalism. He is a frequent contributor to articles for several trade. Jennifer Farwell, Program Director & Coordinator Jennifer has 30 years of operations management experience in highly regulated industries. She spent 10 years in Title & Escrow and worked as a Vice President for a national company, where she led the Southwest Region offices and received the Presidents Circle award several years in a row. Most recently, she worked for the former Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) as Director of the Western Office. With the help and support of industry leaders and volunteers, she established a new Chapter in California, formed a California Coalition for the adoption of the International Swimming Pool & Spa Code (ISPSC), and expanded membership and Association-supported education. She has served on several non-profit committees supporting healthy living and economic growth, including: the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange (SRBX), the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), the American Cancer Society, and Women's Empowerment. She feels privileged to work in support of programs and issues that improve the quality of lives.Podcast Sponsors:Skimmer:  https://getskimmer.comWave Drowning Detection System: https://www.wavedds.com

Bryan sits down with Clint Reilly to discuss the business climate in California, and his leadership of The New California Coalition. (Originally aired 5August21) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Misinformation and jockeying for power. The latest on the situation in Haiti and the U.S. response following the assassination of Haiti's President, Jovenel Moise. It has been almost a week since Moise was assassinated in his home, yet many questions remain up in the air. What were Colombian ex-military members doing in Haiti? How did the assailants get through a fortified compound, defended by Haitian security forces, with no other deaths? Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina. Kevin also serves as a Country Expert on Haiti for the Varieties of Democracy project sponsored by the University of Notre Dame Center for Research Computing, the University of Gothenburg Department of Political Science, and the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. In an effort to stem the tide of the criminalization of crimes of poverty, the US PROStitutes Collective has come together with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and other organizations to launch a Know Your Rights campaign. This includes an update on the demand for reparations for those who were illegally and forcibly sterilized in California prisons. Our guests are Aminah Elster and Alex Makulit. Aminah Elster is a Campaign and Policy Coordinator with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners where she leads its campaign to end coercive sterilization practices in women's prisons. Alex Makulit is an organizer with US PROS based in the Bay Area.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Misinformation and jockeying for power. The latest on the situation in Haiti and the U.S. response following the assassination of Haiti's President, Jovenel Moise. It has been almost a week since Moise was assassinated in his home, yet many questions remain up in the air. What were Colombian ex-military members doing in Haiti? How did the assailants get through a fortified compound, defended by Haitian security forces, with no other deaths? Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina. Kevin also serves as a Country Expert on Haiti for the Varieties of Democracy project sponsored by the University of Notre Dame Center for Research Computing, the University of Gothenburg Department of Political Science, and the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. In an effort to stem the tide of the criminalization of crimes of poverty, the US PROStitutes Collective has come together with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and other organizations to launch a Know Your Rights campaign. This includes an update on the demand for reparations for those who were illegally and forcibly sterilized in California prisons. Our guests are Aminah Elster and Alex Makulit. Aminah Elster is a Campaign and Policy Coordinator with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners where she leads its campaign to end coercive sterilization practices in women's prisons. Alex Makulit is an organizer with US PROS based in the Bay Area.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Misinformation and jockeying for power. The latest on the situation in Haiti and the U.S. response following the assassination of Haiti's President, Jovenel Moise. It has been almost a week since Moise was assassinated in his home, yet many questions remain up in the air. What were Colombian ex-military members doing in Haiti? How did the assailants get through a fortified compound, defended by Haitian security forces, with no other deaths? Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina. Kevin also serves as a Country Expert on Haiti for the Varieties of Democracy project sponsored by the University of Notre Dame Center for Research Computing, the University of Gothenburg Department of Political Science, and the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. In an effort to stem the tide of the criminalization of crimes of poverty, the US PROStitutes Collective has come together with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and other organizations to launch a Know Your Rights campaign. This includes an update on the demand for reparations for those who were illegally and forcibly sterilized in California prisons. Our guests are Aminah Elster and Alex Makulit. Aminah Elster is a Campaign and Policy Coordinator with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners where she leads its campaign to end coercive sterilization practices in women's prisons. Alex Makulit is an organizer with US PROS based in the Bay Area.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Misinformation and jockeying for power. The latest on the situation in Haiti and the U.S. response following the assassination of Haiti's President, Jovenel Moise. It has been almost a week since Moise was assassinated in his home, yet many questions remain up in the air. What were Colombian ex-military members doing in Haiti? How did the assailants get through a fortified compound, defended by Haitian security forces, with no other deaths? Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina. Kevin also serves as a Country Expert on Haiti for the Varieties of Democracy project sponsored by the University of Notre Dame Center for Research Computing, the University of Gothenburg Department of Political Science, and the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. In an effort to stem the tide of the criminalization of crimes of poverty, the US PROStitutes Collective has come together with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and other organizations to launch a Know Your Rights campaign. This includes an update on the demand for reparations for those who were illegally and forcibly sterilized in California prisons. Our guests are Aminah Elster and Alex Makulit. Aminah Elster is a Campaign and Policy Coordinator with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners where she leads its campaign to end coercive sterilization practices in women's prisons. Alex Makulit is an organizer with US PROS based in the Bay Area.

Today on Sojourner Truth: In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States. Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth: In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States. Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth: In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States. Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth: In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States. Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth: In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States. Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

In this roundtable discussion, The Gathering for Justice CEO Carmen Perez, youth activist and Executive Director of Youth Over Guns Luis Hernandez, and Founder of The California Coalition of Barrios Unidos Nane Alejandrez speak about intergenerational advocacy. In varying capacities, Nane was mentored by activist, singer, and actor Harry Belafonte, mentored Carmen himself, and then watched as Perez has mentored the next generation in Hernandez and more. This discussion chronicles the importance of mentorship and courage in the face of adversity, and is a touching tribute to the years-long movements for justice these brave activists have engaged in. The Gathering For Justice's mission can be found here. And always stay looped in on KultureHub.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kulture-hub/support

0:08 – The Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases on May 12 about whether President Trump's tax returns can be subpoenaed. We speak with Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law scholar and dean of Berkeley Law. 0:20 – California prisoners are continuing to perish from the coronavirus in crowded and unsafe conditions. In one women's prison, guards introduced the virus to prison workers who were manufacturing masks. Formerly incarcerated activists like the California Coalition for Women Prisoners are calling on the state to release prisoners and prevent more deaths. Susan Bustamante, an advocate who is formerly incarcerated for 31 years and survived a sentence of life without parole, joins us. 0:34 – The National Bail Out to #FreeBlackMamas has been working around the clock, including on Mother's Day weekend, to post bail for incarcerated women and caregivers, reunite them with their families and support them upon release. Titilayo Rasaki of Essie Justice Group (@essie4justice) gives an update on how the campaign is going. 1:08 – Biology professor Erin Bromage of the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth recently published a widely-shared blog post summarizing scientific findings on Covid-19. He joins us to talk about what scientific research has told us about the amount of virus that can be shared through talking, singing, and various indoor and outdoor activities and interactions. 1:34 – We turn back to someone we've been following for the past few weeks – Darryl Geyer. In part one, we followed Darryl when he was released from “deplorable” conditions in Santa Rita Jail and lands in a motel room paid for by a local organization. In today's installment, we hear about what happens when he starts to feel sick. Lucy Kang (@ThisIsLucyKang) reports. Read/listen to the story here. Photo by Daniel Arauz. The post Advocates say women in CA prisons are “sitting ducks” during Covid-19; National Bail Out is freeing black mamas from jails and supporting them on the outside appeared first on KPFA.

Our episode this week is a conversation between Rojas and Cyrus, two advocates with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.  CCWP is an organization that exists, in their words, to “monitor and challenge the abusive conditions inside California women's prisons. We fight for the release of women and trans prisoners. We support women and trans …

TRAPS, the Hyde Amendment, Criminalization of Self-Induced Abortion and Increasing Restrictions on Reproductive Rights in the United States.Discussion with Jill E. Adams and Melissa Mikesell on Whole Women's Health v Hellerstedt and the constitutionality and impact of TRAPS (targeted regulations of abortion providers) and increasing criminalization of self-induced abortion. We also look at increased violence at clinics, parental consent laws and the particular plight of indigent women resulting from family welfare caps on the one hand and the Hyde Amendment and Harris v McRae on the other, as well as discussing their constitutionality. Additionally, we discuss the patriarchial basis of the denial of reproductive rights to women. Jill is the founding Executive Director of the Center for Reproductive Rights and Justice at Berkeley Law, an organization dedicated to advancing reproductive rights. She is the Executive Editor of “Cases on Reproductive Rights and Justice”, the first legal textbook on reproductive rights and serves as advisor to numerous reproductive rights associations, including being the Vice President of the California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom and Board Treasurer of Reproductive Health Technologies Project. Melissa is the Center's Supervising Attorney and the Director of the Self-Induced Abortion Legal Team. Before joining the Center, Melissa was the Senior Counsel and West Coast Director of Alliance for Justice. Her legal practice includes advocacy for clients in reproductive, social, economic and environmental justice as well as campaign compliance.For More Info: https://thegravity.fm/#/episode/8

Women Bearing Brunt of the Earthquake in Nepal Dr. Renu Adhikari talks about the disparate impact of natural disasters on women, and how we can help make sure that the needs and voices of Nepali women are included in the reconstruction efforts.  Dr. Adhikari is an OB/GYN and founder of the Women's Rehabilitation Center, a leading organization addressing violence against women, as well as the National Alliance of Women Human Right Defenders in Nepal. Below is a list of women-led organizations that have asked for support for their long-term responses to the crisis. They are already mobilizing their communities to take action and welcome donations at this time. ACHA Himalayan Sisterhood – Funds will go to support recovery efforts for Tibetan refugees, and other minority groups, in Nepal. The Global Fund for Women – Funds will go to support grassroots women's groups in Nepal to assist women and girls impacted by this disaster. The Nepal Women's Fund (TEWA) – Funds will go to support community needs assessments and to mobilize grassroots women's groups to rebuild and strengthen rural areas of Nepal. The Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC Nepal) – Funds will go to support essential services and infrastructure to women most in need, including new mothers and pregnant women. Women's Awareness Centre Nepal (WACN) – Funds will go to support recovery efforts for Indigenous women in rural areas of Nepal.   Mariposa and the Saint: From Solitary Confinement, a Play Through Letters In 2012, Mariposa was sentenced to fifteen months in solitary confinement. Three years later she is still there. Through letters with longtime friend and current collaborator, Julia Steele Allen, Mariposa brings her experience to the stage. We speak with writer/actor Julia Steele Allen about the play, solitary confinement and the work of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. CCWP will present the play Thursday, May 7 at Stagewerx in San Francisco and Sunday, May 10 at La Pena in Berkeley. We'll also preview upcoming women-produced films at the SF International Film Festival.   The post Womens Magazine – May 4, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

1. Julia Steele Allen joins us to talk about Mariposa & the Saint: From solitary confinement, a play through letters.In 2012, Mariposa (Sara Fonseca) was sentenced to 15 months in solitary confinement. In 2015 she is still in a special confinement unit. Through letters with longtime friend Julia Steele Allen who met her through a CCWP prison visiting team, Mariposa brings her experience to the stage. The play will be performed May 7 & 10 in San Francisco & Berkeley, as a benefit for California Coalition for Women Prisoners. https://www.facebook.com/events/647744338704318/ A Benefit for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, www.womenprisoners.org For more information contact CCWP info@womenprisoners.org, 415-255-7036 x 4 2. Paige Rogers joins us to talk about Antigone, which she directs at Cuttingball. It has performances Thursday-Sunday in San Francisco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAZQ8EctwdQ 3. Rhodessa Jones speaks about Medea Project, Theatre for Incarcerated Women's latest work: Birthright? opens April 9-19, 2015, at Brava Theatre Center in San Francisco, in celebration of Medea Project's 25TH Anniversary. The work is a collaboration between Brava! For Women in the Arts, Cultural Odyssey and Planned Parenthood Northern California. For information and tickets please call (415) 641-7657 and/or log on to http://www.brava.org. 4. Rebroadcast of an interview Friday, March 20, 2015, with Ciera Payton and her father Michael DiazShe just premiered her solo work, Michael's Daughter at ACT-SF Costume Shop. It is the story of her relationship with her incarcerated dad, Michael (who is out now and joins us on the air).

Tonight we talk with three very special guests who are leaving their comfort zone in a music hall or soccer field to be in a cinematic theater.   Thao Nguyen. Photo by Lauren Tabak.   Indie rock powerhouse, Thao Nguyen, has captured audiences with her intricate guitar playing, tough yet vulnerable performances, and deep lyrics. Learn what she faced as an Asian American performer in the mostly white male sphere of indie rock, why she commits her time home from tour to volunteer with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, and what she's doing at the San Francisco International Film Festival. American Samoa national team 2011.   We also excited to introduce guest contributors, Harjit Sing Gill and Timmy Lu with PickedLastSports.com, a blog about sports and politics. They talk with two players from the American Samoa national soccer team who are featured in the documentary Next Goal Wins. This is about a team that was at the bottom of the FIFA world rankings and lost every competitive game they have ever played. But the players have amazing heart and you'll meet Jaiyah Saelua, the first transgendered player to play in a FIFA match and Nicky Salapu, a goalie who is respected by his teammates. Tonight's show was produced by Salima Hamarani, Marie Choi, and Robynn Takayama.   The post APEX Express – April 24, 2014 appeared first on KPFA.

Today we speak to prisoner rights organizers Misty Rojo and Samantha Rogers about Justice Now and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners community event Sunday, February 23, 2014, 3-5 p.m., "Is Orange the New Black," with Piper Kerman, activist and author of Orange is the New Black. Joining Piper on the panel are our two guests this morning along with other activists. The panel will be moderated by Shanelle Matthews of ACLU of Northern California. The event is at the Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland: http://womenprisoners.org/  We conclude our show with a conversation with The Black Arts Movement & Its Influences conference Feb. 28-Mar. 2, at UC Merced, organizer Kim McMillon and presenter Genny Lim: http://ucmercedbamconference2014.com/ & http://blackbirdpressnews.blogspot.com/2013/09/call-for-papers-university-of.html Music: WolfHawkJaquer's "Cowrie Shell," Eddie Gale's "African Sunrise" featuring Destiny Muhammad on harp; Dwight Tribble's "Little Africa," closing with Billy Harper's "Knowlege of Self" featuring Amiri Baraka. 

Making Contact's media mission is to give voice to those who don't usually make it on to the airwaves. We look back on how we did in 2013 and bring you up to date on our most compelling and resonating stories of the year. From pregnant women in prison who've been mistreated; to the tomato fields of Florida, where the power of community radio helps workers take action. Then out west, to a national forest in California, where wildfires are raising questions about fire management techniques. We'll also get updates on where those stories stand now. Featuring: Courtney Hooks, Justice Now! campaign and communications director; Kimberly Jeffrey, formerly incarcerated mother; Tina Reynolds, Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH) co-founder and chair; Samantha Rogers, California Coalition for Women Prisoners assistant; Bonnie Lowenthal, California Assembly Member and chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus; Domingo Jacinto & Rolando Salas, WCIW DJ's; Brandy Doyle, Prometheus Radio Project; Tracy Rosenberg, Common Frequency Board member; Howard Hunter, Chips fire information officer; Neil Lawrence, Forestry Project Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council; Tom Tidwell, National Forest Service Chief; Timothy Ingalsbee, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology (FUSEE) co-founder; Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley associate professor of fire science. For More Information: California Coalition for Women Prisoners Women on the Rise Telling HerStory Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Birthing Behind Bars Justice Now Critical Resistance California Prison Moratorium Project All of Us or None National Advocate for Pregnant Women The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists FCC on Low Power FM Radio Prometheus Radio Project Common Frequency Coalition of Immokalee Workers Young People's Project Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology National Wildfire Suppression Association US Forest Service Stephen's Lab: Research and Education in Wildland Fire Science Articles: California was Sterilizing its Female Prisoners as Late as 2010 California Legislators Urge Speedy Inquiry into Prison Sterilizations Female Inmates Sterilized in California Prisons without Approval The Movement to Stop Prisons From Shackling Women in Labor Builds Low Power Radio Stations vie for FCC Licenses Don't Touch That Dial! Low-Power Radio Is About to Make FM Hot Again $19.5k Seattle grant helps Hollow Earth radio reach for Low Power FM license Fighting Fires is Big Business for Private Companies One Earth: A Survival Guide for the Planet by Richard Manning Forest Service Orders “Aggressive Initial Attack” on Wildfires—Despite Consequences Grass is burned to study Indian culture Getting Burned: A Taxpayer's Guide to Wildfire Suppression Costs Videos: Diana Kasdan Discusses the ACLU's Anti-Shackling Initiative Multiple Videos of Testimonies from Women Being Shackled Community Radio By and For the People: The Impact of Low Power Radio What would you do with a community radio station? The post Making Contact – December 27, 2013 appeared first on KPFA.

Pregnant women in America's prisons are being shackled to their beds and cells. Others are being sterilized, some say, against their will. Correctional institutions claim the policies are for safety's sake, and that consent is always obtained.  But others see a larger pattern at work. On this edition, from shackling to sterilization, thousands of incarcerated people are struggling to maintain control over their own reproductive health. Featuring: Courtney Hooks, Justice Now! campaign and communications director; Tina Reynolds, Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH) co-founder and chair; Samantha Rogers, California Coalition for Women Prisoners program assistant; Karen Shain, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children former policy director; Victoria Law, “Resistance Behind Bars” author ; Kimberly, formerly incarcerated mother; Joe Higgins, Rappahannock Regional Jail Superintendent; Carolyn Sulfrin, former prison nurse; For More Information: California Coalition for Women Prisoners Women on the Rise Telling HerStory Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Birthing Behind Bars SPARK Reproductive Justice Now Justice Now Nation Inside Critical Resistance Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice California Prison Moratorium Project All of Us or None National Advocate for Pregnant Women The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Strong Families ACLU of Northern California The Movement to Stop Prisons From Shackling Women in Labor Builds The post Making Contact – Our Bodies, Our Stories: Reproductive Health Behind Bars appeared first on KPFA.

The United States imprisons more people than any other country.  But In California, the money is finally running short, and a new policy aims to reduce the number of people in state prison.  It's called ‘re-alignment' and the state says its working.  On this edition, Making Contact producer George Lavender investigates: is re-alignment the answer to the prison crisis? Could the incarceration nation finally be slowing down? Thanks to the Omnia Foundation for partially funding this program. Featuring: *Alisha Coleman*, San Francisco County Jail inmate; *Ruthie Wilson Gilmore*; City University of New York Graduate Center Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; *Matthew Cate*, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary; *Jennifer Prince*, San Mateo County Women's Jail inmate; *Wendy Still*, San Francisco Chief Probation Officer; *Don Horsley*, San Mateo county supervisor; *Greg Munks*, San Mateo County Sheriff; *Daniel Macallair*; Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice executive director; *Emily Harris,* Californians United for a Responsible Budget statewide coordinator For More Information: * * Fired Up! http://firedupsf.wordpress.com/ California Coalition for Women Prisoners http://womenprisoners.org/ * * Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice http://www.cjcj.org/ Californians United for a Responsible Budget http://curbprisonspending.org/ All of Us or None http://www.allofusornone.org/ Critical Resistance http://criticalresistance.org/ Justice Now http://jnow.org/ A New Way of Life http://www.anewwayoflife.org/ Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis and opposition in Globalizing California by Ruthie Wilson Gilmore http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520242012 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ Ras K Dee www.audiopharmacy.com *Articles* Prison Break: Realignment Inmates Enter Rehabilitation in S.F. http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-02-01/news/realignment-prisons-probation-department-recidivism-lauren-smiley/ The post Making Contact – Prison Crisis: Local Solution? appeared first on KPFA.