LA No More Jails Coalition has been fighting jail expansion for the past 10 years in Los Angeles and not one cage has been built. Now, we are in the thick of the fight to stop construction of a toxic women’s jail in Lancaster. This jail will squander nearly $120 million to cage over 1,600 women as part of…
Dear Supporter, Every day, we hear about violence in the media, see it on the streets we live in, and feel it through our own experiences of trauma. The past few months have been difficult for us all — from the Orlando shooting, to the Stanford rape case, to the murder of Black men in Falcon…
Hello Supporter, My name is Rosa, and I am the development intern this summer for CURB. I have learned so much in the past 3 months about the real dedication and perseverance it takes to fight the prison industrial complex. Working with CURB is a truly rewarding experience and the event which I have helped…
Dear Supporter, The fight continues in Sacramento. With all his cries for fiscal caution and his claims about reducing California’s sky-high incarceration rates, Governor Jerry Brown is on the verge of approving $270 million in high-interest loans to build new jails. This is the fourth round of jail construction funds approved since 2007, and there’s…
Dear Supporter, Our coalition has been working tirelessly toward a different vision for California. With the help of donors like you, we have been able to raise almost $3,000, supporting our work of building a people-powered movement throughout the state of California to oppose Sacramento’s prison and jail expansion plans. If we could do that…
Dear Supporter, Just yesterday I was able to vote for the first time in 52 years. The right that I was able to excercise yesterday reminded me of all the CURB members that fight and will continue to fight for the liberation of all those still inside and those of us on the outside. This is exactly…
Dear Supporter, As part of the growing fight against more cages in Los Angeles the Los Angeles No More Jails Coalition is hosting an exciting radical art making event to continue building community resistance to the county’s proposed plan to build two new jails. We hope you spread the word and join us! What: Care Not Cages Art…
Dear Supporter, We are living in a terribly uncertain time. As someone who’s been committed to ending mass incarceration for the last six years of my life—beginning with my own unlawful imprisonment as a political hostage in Iran—I feel compelled to seize this moment and take stock. There have been many victories, both locally and…
Dear Supporter, As a CURB intern, it has been thrilling to witness the amazing people power of our coalition. Last week, we won a significant victory as both houses of the legislature voted to reject the Governor’s proposal for more jail construction funding. We are so close — but we’re not there yet. This week, the…
Dear Supporter, For the first time, the budget committees of both houses of the state legislature have rejected the Governor’s proposal for more jail construction funding! This is an enormous victory for the fierce CURB coalition, and shows that Sacramento has bee listening to our demands. But we’re not done yet. Law enforcement is doing everything they can…
