prison state
Michelle Alexander: Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow
hosted by Tammy Bang Luu on 03/23/2010
A leading civil rights attorney and scholar argues in her new book The New Jim Crow that the mass imprisonment of Blacks and Latinos in the US - and its impact on former prisoners, their families and communities -- has created a new racial caste system in the US.
A.G. and Governor pressured to choose Human Rights over Politics as Usual
by Lisa Adler
On Thursday, August 27, at 10:00 a.m.,
representatives from Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), along
with dozens of other organizations, will hold press conferences and then will
personally deliver a letter to the Attorney General's offices in Sacramento,
Oakland, and Los Angeles. The letter urges the
state not to appeal a Federal three judge
panel decision, ordering California
to come up with a plan by September 18th to reduce the number of
prisoners by 44,000 and address horrific prison conditions. The State has until September 3rd
to file a notice of appeal.
Stopping the Prison State Expansion -- No on Prop 6
by Lisa Adler
A case study in how right-wing "tough on crime" ballot initiatives are fueling the expansion of the police/prison state in California, this video explains the background, issues and lives at stake in Proposition 6, a ballot measure that a broad coalition of community organizations successfully defeated in the 2008 elections, led by our Take the Initiative project.
