Posted on June 16, 2020
Connecting the dots between Police and Prisons: Corrections officers are cops too! Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) is a coalition of grassroots organizations working to reduce the number of people incarcerated in our state. We’re fighting to stop new cages from being built and shut down existing jails, prisons and immigration detention centers.…
Posted on June 10, 2020
Governor Newsom proposed closing 2 state prisons in his 2020-21 budget proposal but it isn’t clear whether he will prioritize closing state owned prisons or a privately owned facility that the state leases. CURB supports closing at least 2 state owned facilities! California must continue to reduce the prison population and capture the $400 million…
Posted on March 26, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, CURB, California Coalition for Women Prisoners and The DROP LWOP Coalition join with public health officials, families of incarcerated people, incarcerated people, and community advocates in demanding that Governor Newsom and the state legislature take immediate action to execute their legal responsibility to protect vulnerable people in prisons, especially older…
Posted on January 14, 2020
Newsom Moves to Close a Prison as the Budget for Corrections Continues to Climb Governor Newsom released California’s 2020-21 Proposed Budget Summary today, which included many positive steps to address the vast inequality in our state. Nearly 20% of Californians lack the resources to meet their basic needs and another 20% live dangerously close to…
Posted on January 14, 2020
CURB is excited to announce that we are seeking a full-time Statewide Coordinator to help support the work of our growing coalition! Please read full job posting here. Applications Due Tuesday January 28th CURB is seeking a passionate person with strong writing and communications skills to serve as a full-time Statewide Coordinator with a particular…
Posted on October 9, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2019 Contact: Ashley Chambers: ashley@ellabakercenter.org, 510-417-6071 Advocates Celebrate Governor Newsom’s Signature on SB 136, Dismantling a Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement that adds additional years to someone’s sentence, lengthening family separations SACRAMENTO–Yesterday, the Repeal Ineffective Sentence Enhancements (RISE)…
Posted on May 10, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 10, 2019 The People’s Response to Governor’s Corrections Budget May Revise Calling for the end of prison and jail as state’s leading health & mental health care provider MEDIA CONTACT: Amber-Rose Howard, Californians United for a Responsible Budget amberrose@curbprisonspending.org or 909.717.8520 Sacramento — Thursday, May 09, Governor…
Posted on May 10, 2019
Governor Newsom’s revised 2019-20 budget for corrections has increased to $12.8 billion. While there are some good things included in the budget, we notice an increased capacity for health and mental health services inside California Prisons. According to a report by the California Budget & Policy Center, 80% of CDCR’s budget goes to operations and health related…
Posted on April 10, 2019
SURJ Bay Area is excited to invite you to a special event in Oakland, When We Fight We Win: Building Community Power to Dismantle the Prison System, featuring CURB Statewide Coordinators Amber-Rose Howard and Ivette Alé, Sandra Johnson, Senior Organizer with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children / All of Us or None, and Eric…
Posted on March 15, 2019
On March 13, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his decision to halt the execution of 737 people sentenced to death in California prisons. This moratorium on capital punishment acknowledges the significant racial, economic, gender and disability disparities in death penalty sentencing and is an important step toward justice. California has the highest prison population in…
