Residents demand Newsom grant mass releases as COVID-19 deaths surge in California prisons
January 28, 2021
Protesters all over the country began demanding major prisoner releases – mass decarceration – since last April, when this protest was held outside Northern Correctional in Somers, Conn. Not a single governor has complied. Prisoner supporters must “remember in November”! – Photo: Cloe Poisson, CTMirror
Community members plan to rally and car caravan urging prisoner releases, starting with elderly, immunocompromised and trans prisoners
by Courtney Morris, No Justice Under Capitalism; Mohamed Shehk, Critical Resistance; and Barni Qaasim, CURYJ
Oakland – On Sunday, Jan. 31, Californians will hold a car protest across the Bay Area to demand that Gov. Newsom grant mass releases for the state’s prison population. Formerly incarcerated leaders, families and friends with incarcerated loved ones will gather with other activists at 11:00 a.m. at Middle Harbor Shorelin
OPD revives superpredator language to criminalize Oakland youth
OPD revives superpredator language to criminalize Oakland youth
January 2, 2021
At the end of the 15,000-youth march organized by two teens on June 1, 2020, dozens of youth were arrested when a curfew was called for 8 p.m. after the march was underway, making it retroactively illegal. OPD also used tear gas against these “superpredators.” – Photo: Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group
by Barni Qaasim, Digital Organizing Director,
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)
Oakland, Calif. – On Dec. 15, the Oakland Police Department released a dangerous statement to create fear and vilify Oakland youth. Using dehumanizing language like “juveniles” and “underaged suspects,” interim Police Chief Susan E. Manheimer stated that her purpose is to create “alarm” without addressing the causes or offering any solutions.