Our Mission CCWP is a grassroots social justice organization, with members inside and outside prison, that challenges the institutional violence imposed on women, transgender people, and communities of color by the prison industrial complex (PIC). We see the struggle for racial and gender justice as central to dismantling the PIC and we prioritize the leadership of the people, families, and communities most impacted in building this movement.
		What We Do Visiting women in prison, The Fire Inside newsletter, annual protests, advocacy, education and outreach, and support for former prisoners.
		How We Are Organized Visiting Committee, Newsletter Committee, Education and Advocacy Committee, Planning Committee, and the Emergency Response Network
		Starting a CCWP Chapter If you are interested in starting a CCWP chapter in your area, please contact the Bay Area chapter
		History of CCWP California Coalition for Women Prisoners was started in 1995 in order to build support for a lawsuit filed by women prisoners at Central California Women's Facility and California Institution for Women who were fighting for decent medical care.