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this is the facebook profile for the re-entry center to-be in west oakland for women leaving the confines of the CDCR and looking for something a little brighter.

we hope to incorporate the best principals from all aspects our diverse backgrounds to provide network, support, learning and healing to one another. we plan on creating a strong mentor program and hope to employ "seeking safety" model of trauma response in conjunction with in-house support groups, vocational and educational programs as we feel this more holistic approach that will bring more succ

Operating as usual

06/04/2018

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders

As a country we need to really think about what our priorities are. We should be investing in schools and education, not jails and incarceration.

05/30/2018

Kim Kardashian visiting White House to talk prison reform with Donald Trump

Not the onion.

The pair are due to meet on Wednesday.

04/04/2018

Corrections to College California

Check out this free record expungement clinic on April 25th from 4-6:30 p.m. in LA! Bank of America and O'Melveny Law Firm are partnering with the Legal Aid Foundation of LA to offer a free clinic in the O'Melveny LA office, located at 400 S Hope Street. Space is limited, so email [email protected] to reserve a spot before April 13th!

01/03/2018

Corrections to College California

Know your rights as a jobseeker under the new Ban the Box law! The California Fair Chance Act took effect on January 1, 2018. Click the link to learn more!

05/13/2017

FREE WORKSHOP: Tuesday, May 16 - Eureka

This full-day workshop features two sessions that will not just teach you how to write a proposal, but if you should submit a proposal. 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM: Understanding Solicitations Learn the details of a solicitation so you have an understanding of what is being asked of you in each section. Pa...

05/01/2017

Greetings fellow humans! "the outs." is taking a nap while our founder Lisa Bobisa engages the instition of academia with an end goal of Phd neurocriminology degree. hopefully soon to get the desireable #sorosfoundation fellowship; happy and centered, sending you love and light friends, feel free to reach out to myself or Phoebe Dodd Vanderhorst if so compelled! happy mayday motherf**kers!

05/01/2017

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04/16/2017

Corrections to College California

Chef Jeff, the formerly incarcerated award-winning chef, visited Shasta College to talk to students about making dreams reality. Check out the clip!

02/21/2017

Post-Prison Education Program

Billions of taxpayers' dollars wasted on ineffective failed programs which purport to reduce recidivism — yet recidivism rates continue to climb (as "re-admission" rates skyrocket). Now, Washington state legislators have the chance to bolster programs like the Post-Prison Education Program — programs that work. House Bill 2025, introduced by a bipartisan group of legislators, would require that the Washington State Department of Corrections prioritize evidence-based and research-based practices when allocating anti-recidivism resources, and that existing programs that have not made a difference no longer be funded. We hope you will pull out all the stops, and do whatever you can to support House Bill 2025:

02/18/2017

Project Rebound

Our Friend Shellie Higuera, MA. and M.S. is looking for volunteers for a research study. If you are:
-Latinx
-Have ever been in special education OR formerly incarcerated
You are eligible to participate.
See the flier below for more information

a true trailblazer and badass; congrats on the hard won victory Michelle-Lael Norsworthy

02/08/2017

Former transgender inmate to receive gender affirming surgery Feb. 10

a true trailblazer and badass; congrats on the hard won victory Michelle-Lael Norsworthy

Michelle Lael-Norsworthy | Photo: Transgender Law Center SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, most notably known for setting a precedent that the state of California needs to provide gender reassignment surgery for trans inmates, is finally undergoing her surgery this Friday, Feb.

02/03/2017

www.opensocietyfoundations.org

letters of intent were due in october-- either write one this week explaining why you are late or set a reminder in your slingshot to start next august to have this well prepared.

https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/advocacy-fellowships-guidelines-and-application-20160824.pdf

02/03/2017

Certificate of Rehabilitation. If you were sentenced to state prison or sentenced under the authority of the California Department of Corrections you are not eligible for a dismissal under Penal Code Section 1203.4 or 1203.4a. You may, however, be eligible for a Certificate of Rehabilitation. For eligibility and application requirements contact the Board of Prison Terms, 428 J Street, 6th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. This is a lengthy process that may necessitate the assistance of a private attorney.

06/29/2016

Enforcing the Law Is Inherently Violent

A Yale law professor suggests that oft-ignored truth should inform debates about what statutes and regulations to codify.

06/15/2016

California Coalition for Women Prisoners

#ShayleneGraves

Yet another young woman of color died at CIW 2 weeks ago today. She was 6 weeks away from returning home to her loving son, family & friends. In the wake of Shaylene's death, the prison continues to mistreat her grieving family & friends & to evade responsibility for failing to save lives.

Please share & help us demand an investigation into the preventable deaths at CIW bit.ly/ShayleneGraves

BRING OUR LOVED ONES HOME, ALIVE.

#SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter #ShutDownCIW

06/13/2016

AORTA : Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance

05/18/2016

Employees With Criminal Records May Be Better Workers: Study

not at all surprised!!

Multiple reports indicate ex-offenders work harder and ascend the ranks faster than non-offenders.

05/09/2016

The Base

https://www.yahoo.com/news/alabama-inmates-strike-no-longer-192600314.html

04/18/2016

There's A New Detective Agency In Dallas Started By Exonerated Black Men (Fundraising)

love this!!

I love this idea - not only the real-life agency/initiative, but also the film that's being made about it and the men who run it. In addition to this documentary, I think the story would make for wonderful material for a scripted fiction film.

04/16/2016

The Sentencing Project

this is so awesome!

In a pilot project, the UC San Francisco schools of nursing and medicine have provided comprehensive doula training to 16 women who were all low-income and had previously been incarcerated. Essentially, doulas are trained nonclinical birthing companions – a role that has existed for centuries in nearly every cultural tradition. The idea is to give these women strong incentives to stay out of jail by giving them the skills and self-esteem necessary to earn a living and, if they choose, to further their education and pursue other careers, including in health care.

04/12/2016

Koch Industries, Facebook to Help Obama Find Jobs for Ex-Cons

Companies including Facebook Inc., Koch Industries Inc. and Alphabet Inc. said Monday they would help the Obama administration knock down barriers to employment for ex-convicts, part of President Barack Obama’s attempt to overhaul the U.S. criminal justice system.

03/02/2016

If Prison Is A Place People You Love Go

You know a bail bondsman before you know how to drive. You’ve been in waiting rooms for visits and releases .You know ab…

02/17/2016

Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story

Arrested at 16 and tried as an adult for kidnapping and robbery, Eddy Zheng served over 20 years in state prison. Ben Wang’s BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY paints an intimate portrait of Eddy — the prisoner, the immigrant, the son, the activist — on his journey to freedom, rehabilitation and redemp…

02/17/2016

Center for Media and Democracy

CMD EXCLUSIVE! Ford Dumps ALEC becoming the 108th major firm to cut ties with the controversial right-wing bill mill.

#ALECexposed, #ALEC, #Ford, #union, #UAW #climate #climateaction

02/16/2016

Prison Activist Resource Center

This is one of the LEAST known facts about the prison/"justice" system....the fact that 2 million out of 2.2 million people in prison have never gotten their day in court for a trial to find them guilty of any crime. this is anything but justice.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/due-process-dead-staggering-95-inmates-america-received-trial/

02/06/2016

Ex-con earns doctorate, opens community college to help ex-cons

It's a story of strong will over circumstances and education over incarceration.

01/15/2016

Someone Recorded a Live Album At SF County Jail

Image: NaimaShalhoub.com SF County Jail No. 2 Pod E serves as

12/29/2015

How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons

What if the same people opposing mass incarceration are the ones responsible for it?

12/23/2015

ACLU

If we want a better criminal justice system tomorrow, we need to help the people coming home from jail or prison re-integrate into society. With a landmark donation, today we’re launching a special advisory council of business and education leaders to help make this happen. #CJReform

12/23/2015

ACLU

12/20/2015

How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons

What if the same people opposing mass incarceration are the ones responsible for it?

12/08/2015

Radical Chic: S.F.'s Hottest New Restaurant Is Staffed Mostly by Ex-Cons

good stuff

Cala is a Mexican restaurant with a superstar owner and an unusual hiring policy: welcoming servers who have served time.

12/07/2015

speaks for itself

11/24/2015

Action Center | California Coalition for Women Prisoners

Violence & Medical Neglect at CCWF Posted on November 23, 2015 by CCWP For Immediate Release – Monday, November 23, 2015 Imprisoned People, Family Members and Organizers Speak Out Press Contact: Dolores Canales, Family Unity Network, (714)290-9077 [email protected] or Hannah McFaull, Justice No…

11/15/2015

Visiting Day: The Unrelenting Stress of Family Prison Visits

A short documentary follows a young woman as she visits her husband in a federal prison.

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