The 2026-2027 California budget continues to increase prison spending despite the population of people who are incarcerated continuing to fall. It costs between two and three hundred thousand to house elderly, low risk, people in a prison facility. We should be releasing them to their communities, not keeping them locked up. Let your state representatives know how you feel https://bit.ly/budgetaction26
We should #CloseCAPrisons
Is this the #CaliforniaModel? Heat deaths. Constant violence. ENOUGH. Incarcerated people are dying while @CAgovernor @gavinnewsom sweeps #homeless encampments and spends $240 million on monuments to himself in #SanQuentin.
On 8/19, there's a protest at #CCWF demanding an end to this brutality. Instead of investing in communities, Newsom is ignoring calls to #CloseCAPrisons, criminalizing people, and stealing the belongings of the unhoused.
The 2023-24 Enacted #California Budget has allocated $380 million to construction for the "San Quentin Rehabilitation Center” as a trial of “The California Model”. This model makes false comparisons to The Norway Model - not taking into account fundamental differences between our countries.
As the incarcerated population continues to drop, California must continue to #CloseCAPrisons.
Let CDCr know how you feel by sending a one-click letter developed by our partner CURB https://curb.salsalabs.org/camodelfeedbacktocdcr/
From CURB: CCC officially deactivated:
The #CloseCAPrisons campaign honors this community win while also recognizing that there is more to be done to ensure that additional prisons across the state close safely and efficiently.
Prison closure can create billions in cost savings. These resources MUST be shifted to housing, healthcare, and education: systems of care that actually keep communities safe.
#California #CURB #prisons #decarcerate
From CURB, Close California Prisons Coalition:
Prison closure is happening in California📢 We need ALL HANDS ON DECK to keep the momentum going!
💫Join us for the #CloseCAPrisons Rally & Press Conference on January 12th at the California State Capitol in Sacramento!
Spread the word: bit.ly/1-12TOOLKIT
RSVP: bit.ly/1-12rsvp
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