Check out this new op-ed by CURB’s very own Brian Kaneda, Paying for Prison Beds We Don’t Need Doesn’t Keep California Safe: bit.ly/ocregisteroped, just published in the OC Register

Take action to demand #CareNotCages in the #CAbudget at bit.ly/budgetaction26 

This powerful piece makes it clear that prison closure and reducing criminalized acts are not competing goals, advocating for the state to require at least one additional prison closure in the June enacted budget and ensure those cost savings are captured to fund the priorities that actually protect all Californians.

“A state serious about reducing crime would not preserve thousands of empty prison beds while underfunding vital systems that support prevention. It would close excess capacity and redirect the savings into job programs, youth support, voluntary treatment, housing, reentry, and survivor services.” 

~ Brian Kaneda, CURB Deputy Director