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Advocates in Oakland push to end LWOP

March 16, 2020 by Marcus Henderson

California has an estimated 5,000 people serving life without parole (LWOP), and their plight is almost never discussed—especially the way the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California Coalition for Women Prisoners, Drop LWOP

CCWP advocates mount a fight to end LWOP

November 15, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Courtesy of CCWP

Advocates are mounting a fight to end the other death penalty—life without the possibility of parole. These “hidden death sentences” mean prisoners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, LWOP Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, California Institution for Women, CCWP, LWOP

Raising awareness California’s ‘Life Without’

June 13, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

MCs Adrienne Skye Roberts and Aminah Colbert with Panelists Terah “Sage” Lawyer, Ny Nourn and June Lee

More than 100 advocates, family members and friends chanted, “Drop LWOP, drop LWOP, commute all 5,000!” at an Oakland town hall on March 24, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Adrienne Roberts, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, California Institution for Women, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, CCWF, CCWP, CCWP rally, CCWP’s “A Living Chance”, Central California Women’s Facility, Chowchilla, CIW, Corona, CURB, Death Row, Ivette Alé, June Lee, life without parole sentences, LWOP, Ny Nourn, Oakland, Terah “Sage” Lawyer, The Fire Inside

CA bills aim to reform law for juveniles and adults

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

US Monuments

Sacramento, CA —On April 4, the California Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass Senate Bills 1392 and 1393, half of the Equity and Justice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 64 and 57, ACLU of California, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, California Senate Public Safety Committee, Californians for a Responsible Budget, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, cdcr, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CURB, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Fair and Just Sentencing Reform Act of 2018, Friends Committee on Legislation California, Holly J. Mitchell, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Pillars of the Community, PPI, Propositions 47, Public Policy Institute of California, Ricardo Lara, Romarilyn Ralston, SB 180, SB 620, Steven Bradford, Tides Advocacy, Women’s Foundation of CA, Women’s Policy Institute

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