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Energetic demonstration for healthcare and human rights in Chowchilla
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Check back for photos and interviews with participants in the October 20, 2007 mobilization at the site of the world's two largest women's prisons. |
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All of Us or None and ACLU Roll Out Voting Rights Advertisements
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Members of All of Us or None are proudly serving as the faces of California’s former prisoner population on San Francisco city bus shelter ads and billboards as part of an ACLU-sponsored get-out-the-vote campaign. Click here to see more photos. |
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LSPC Report Calls for Early Release of Elderly Prisoners
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The incarceration of frail elders, who represent the smallest threat to public safety but the largest cost to imprison, embodies failed public policy that California lawmakers must re-examine, according to a report released December 15, 2005 by LSPC.
Listen to an interview with Maisha Quint and Heidi Strupp about the report on KPFA's Hard Knock Radio |
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All of Us or None Bans the Box in San Francisco
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In October 2005, LSPC's All of Us or None project achieved a major victory in our Ban the Box campaign when members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to stop asking about past felony convictions on applications for public employment. |
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Update on LSPC's Older Prisoner Campaign
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After two years of work, we have produced a comprehensive report, and are advocating for both short-term and long-term policy changes. |
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LSPC Pregnant Prisoner Campaign Takes Off
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In partnership with public health volunteers, we are investigating the health needs of incarcerated pregnant women. |
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Photovoice Project Continues
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Photovoice participants document the impact of incarceration and the prison system in their daily lives through photographs.
Click here to view our PhotoVoice gallery |
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All of Us or None's Activities Gain Support and Recognition
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All of us or None has been presented certificates of appreciation and honor by numerous individuals and organizations, and some of our lead organizers have received additional recognition. |
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LSPC partners with GIFT for grassroots fundraising
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LSPC's fundraising interns are working with the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), a project aiming to increase the number of people of color in fundraising. |
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Recent Publications:
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California Investigates a Mother-and-Child Prison Center
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LSPC staff collaborated with freelance writer Solomon Moore on this New York Times article. |
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Pregnant Women in California Prisons and Jails: A Guide for Prisoners and Legal Advocates
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This manual provides information on your legal rights as a pregnant woman in jail or prison as well as general information about pregnancy. |
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Challenging the Health Impacts of Incarceration: The Role for Community Health Workers
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Co-authored by LSPC Family Advocacy Coordinator Donna Willmott; published in the California Journal of Health Promotion. (PDF format - requires Adobe Acrobat) |
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Being Old and Doing Time: Functional Impairment and Averse Experiences of Geriatric Female Prisoners
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Co-authored by LSPC Advocacy Coordinator Heidi Strupp and Family Advocacy Coordinator Donna Willmott; published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. (PDF format - requires Adobe Acrobat) |
