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Involuntary Servitude is Slavery: Excerpts from the Panel

June 30, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

On May 13, participants at Quest for Democracy were invited to attend a legal symposium about the basis of involuntary servitude in the US and CA Constitutions and how we can get them abolished. As we celebrate Juneteenth, we honor this day and our ancestors who were forced into chattel slavery while calling attention to the continuation of slavery through mass … [Read more...] about Involuntary Servitude is Slavery: Excerpts from the Panel

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March 4, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

Ignored Warnings, Unchecked Abuse: Prison Officials’ Role in the Crisis Facing Incarcerated Women by Kellie Walters, JD, LLM, LSPC Staff Attorney California's criminal justice system is currently under intense scrutiny because of the treatment of incarcerated women, particularly the systemic sexual abuse by correctional staff. Recent lawsuits have revealed the urgent need … [Read more...] about Legal Corner

Legal Corner – SB1055

February 3, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

by Debra Slone, LSPC Staff Attorney I am glad to report a few welcome changes to child support law and practice that go into effect this year: driver’s license suspension halted for low-income obligors who earn under 70% of the local median income; full passthrough of child support for former CalFresh recipients; and, a federal rule change allowing certain federal funds to … [Read more...] about Legal Corner – SB1055

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Theses on Labor, Exploitation, & Incarceration

by Eric C. Sapp, LSPC Staff Attorney Prefatory Note: This an abridged version of a text written in spring of 2023, in the context of advocacy regarding carceral wages. §1 Workers’ rights are human rights; let it be stated unequivocally that incarcerated workers are workers. §2 The prison and industrial capitalism […]

In Texas, AOUON Members Build Collective Power

In July, AOUON’s San Antonio chapter hosted a national convening to bring us together as issues of crimmigration, the new presidential administration, and environmental injustice are deeply impacting us across states, borders, and walls. A multi-generational group of folks impacted by the criminal legal system ranging from toddlers to movement elders, we are leaving with […]

CA Senate Bill 423: Origins, Organizing, and the Fight for Firefighter Justice

by Lawrence Cox, LSPC Regional Advocacy and Organizing Manager I was born in Oakland, California, into a world where stability was elusive and the foster-care docket turned faster than any child could comprehend. I never learned permanence; I learned placement. By age seven, I was a ward of Alameda County, rotating through foster homes and […]

California Special Election: Prop 50

California has a special election coming up! On November 4th, many Californians will have the chance to vote on Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. This constitutional amendment, proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, would create a new congressional district map that favors Democrats for the next three election cycles (through 2030) in an attempt […]

Letter from David Johnson

From the Archives of Ms. Daphne Muse at the Oasis in the Diaspora. c. 1972. Greetings Comrade Sister, I received your most vibrant missive a few days ago, and I must say it was a pleasant surprise hearing from you. In these most critical of times it provided me with a uplift to my spirits, […]

Immigration, Citizenship, and the Constitution (Jurisprudence for Jailhouse Lawyers, Part VI)

by Eric C. Sapp, LSPC Staff Attorney Few provisions of the U.S. Constitution are clearer than the Fourteenth Amendment’s opening clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” U.S. Const. Amend. 14, Sec. 1 […]

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