This Black History Month, CURB’s Executive Director, Amber-Rose Howard, led a political education session grounding us in the definition of Black Power, sharing the quote in the graphic above from Kwame Ture, a revolutionary activist in the Civil Rights & Pan-African Movements. Amber-Rose’s reflections: “Black History Month is about Black identity in its totality, honoring the magic, the…

TW: Sexual AbuseTwo brave incarcerated women have reported experiences of staff sexual abuse in the California Institution for Women, a systemic issue that currently and formerly incarcerated people have been exposing for decades.Read more in this recent Guardian article by Sam Levin, featuring vital solutions to address this state violence uplifted by Colby Lenz, with the California Coalition…

Take less than 1 minute to urge @cagovernor @gavinnewsom and members of the legislature to require CDCR and the Department of Finance to identify additional prisons for closure, expand and strengthen pathways to release—especially for elders and medically vulnerable people—and redirect closure savings into community-based services that create real safety and stability. Take Action Today:…