they/them. law&policy. decarcerate yr county. #StopSanQuentinOutbreak #CareNotCages @sfdefender @ellabakercenter @race_povertylaw @translawcenter #opinionsmine
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I am feeling focused, energized & grateful to join the incredible team at #TheFreedomProject at the @sfdefender. I was a fan for years 💕🔥 What a powerfully ambitious and urgently needed effort to advocate for people serving extreme sentences in CA prisons.
#FreeThemAll #WeGotUs
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We ask @GavinNewsom & budget chairs @Scott_Wiener @AsmJesseGabriel to hear directly from our clients talking about the crucial role our Freedom Project played to help them access the courts, regain their freedom & move their lives in positive directions. 2/youtu.be/eVRtBqyaYAk
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This week our @sfdefender Freedom Project celebrated the 88 clients we've helped get resentenced & released, saving CA $150M. We thank the #CALeg for pushing to restore funding for the Public Defender Pilot Program & urge @GavinNewsom to do the same.🧵
missionlocal.org/2024/05/pub…
Huge shout out to @latimesharriet for this incredible reporting - this man has taken millions from our families with incarcerated loved ones for smoke and mirrors and false hope, and he must be stopped.
When California enacted landmark criminal justice reforms several years ago, inmates and their families saw a chance at freedom.
Westside lawyer Aaron Spolin saw a business opportunity.
Thread ⬇️ latimes.com/california/story…
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“If they’re defending a parole grant rate that’s under 30% when the legislature has been telling them for FIFTY YEARS to normally grant parole, they’re having a very different conversation than the one we should be having.” - @Keith_Wattley
Tune in: assembly.ca.gov/schedules-pu…
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🧵 THREAD: Our organization is gearing up to testify before the legislature TODAY on the state of California’s broken parole system. Here’s a closer look at the issues we’ll be addressing, and our proposals for much-needed reform:
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California's DOJ rolls out a statewide post-convictions unit. San Francisco's public defender said this is good news, with estimates that 4-6% of people in prison were wrongfully convicted- or up to 5,700 people with cases awaiting review. @CourthouseNews courthousenews.com/californi…
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Urging @GavinNewsom to reconsider a proposed budget that would slash $50M from public defenders. This would gut a successful re-sentencing pilot program that has freed people who were eligible for release because of new sentencing laws. 1/
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Please join the dozens of organizations, individuals, and elected leaders who support a pardon for Sal Prasad by signing & sharing this petition to @GavinNewsom. /3
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#APSC4 are beloved leaders, advocates, and mentors. Despite their work and transformation As formerly incarcerated immigrants and refugees, they are at risk of deportation. Demand that @GavinNewsom pardon Ke Lam, Maria, Bun, and Peejay today.
Sign here: action.18mr.org/pardonapsc3/
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Can't wait to join our SF community with @sfbos calling on @POTUS @WhiteHouse to #FreeLeonardPeltier #Clemency NOW! 2022!
@VP #SanFrancisco beseeches you: hear our calls!
@SpeakerPelosi @MattHaneySF @Scott_Wiener @PhilTing @RepSpeier @kevinmullin @AlexPadilla4CA @SenFeinstein
This is what leadership looks like. Thank you, @OregonGovBrown!
@CAgovernor @GavinNewsom - please join in this effort and continue the legacy of California's moratorium on the Death Penalty!
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i'm sorry to disappoint you, but you can't find healing from people who hurt you. you can't find healing when you keep staying in their presence.
healing requires disconnection from the people who caused you pain. +
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Keith Wattley is the executive director of UnCommon Law, a group that helps people who are serving life sentences navigate the parole process. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on changing the narrative about people who commit violent crimes.
to.pbs.org/3gyJyYV
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California | Davis Vanguard davisvanguard.org/2022/11/ev… .@ellabakercenter
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LIVE from this morning in Oakland.
We stand in solidarity with the families of Dujaun Armstrong, Charles Ballard, Nick Piña, Matthew Harry, Paul Giacomoni and all loved ones stolen at the hands of Alameda County Sheriffs.
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After MANY YEARS of pushing, we made prison calls free in California. It’s a huge victory that will save our people MILLIONS of dollars that they can now put towards food, rent, college, & some things they don’t need cause they deserve those, too. But there’s more to do…
I’m so excited about this bill! Thank you @UnCommLaw @c_c_w_p @ROOTandREBOUND @FAMMFoundation @WC4BL_Berkeley!!! #FreeThemAll