by Joel "Yoel" Davis, Director of Curriculum & Training at Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice (ILARJ) . Released from incarceration of February 1, 2024 after serving 34 years. Yoel read this original spoken word piece at AOUON's goodbye dinner on our last day of the convening. The heat is different in San Antonio.This city pulses like a lion's heart.Y'all got … [Read more...] about Poem: All of Us 2
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Restore Our Justice: The March for ACA 6 Continues
by Nedric Miller, LSPC Ronald "Elder" Freeman Policy Fellow The march continues: As long as slavery remains in the U.S. Constitution, so does our will and dedication to fight against systems and ideologies that see humans as material for gain. Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6 is a reinforced tool crafted by LSPC and All of Us or None to battle against America’s … [Read more...] about Restore Our Justice: The March for ACA 6 Continues
The Real Reasons Behind CDCR’s Reported Increase in Violence
Adapted from Youtube Video by Joshua Mason, Homie Hangout As a lot of you heard, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) decided on June 12 to slam all level 3 and 4 yards in the state because of increased violence. I thought it was a ridiculous move: it's not going to do anything to stop the violence. And the core of what we're getting at here, is … [Read more...] about The Real Reasons Behind CDCR’s Reported Increase in Violence
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Art and words by Angel Garza, Corcoran State Prison … [Read more...] about Black Trans Lives Matter
Answering that Call! Why I Started an Emergency Hotline
by Alissa Moore, LSPC Re-Entry Coordinator As many of you may know, five years ago I started a hotline for incarcerated people facing emergencies while incarcerated. I did this because I had seen some mainey stuff go down while I was inside and I was leaving behind for the most part the only family I had ever known in a place I knew all too well could be a hell on … [Read more...] about Answering that Call! Why I Started an Emergency Hotline
