Action Center

Join our sisters inside and other members across the state in taking action to demand change!
Our current campaign, "Letters for Liberation," was created by CCWP members inside. The campaign involves a set of 10 letters to be sent to legislators and the governor, which target two areas: Release women from prison Return family boxes, eliminate vendor boxes, and amend the new matrix to include reasonable requests.
		Wrongful Convictions (Letters for Liberation #1) A letter to familiarize California legislators with statistics on wrongful convictions, and asking them to stand up to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA).
		Property Matrix Problems (Letters for Liberation #2) A letter laying out the problems with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)'s new property matrix for incarcerated women.
		Property Matrix Inequalities (Letters for Liberation #3) A letter to California legislators asking for fairness in regulations on incarcerated women's personal property and packages from famlies and friends; includes a comparison between what state-approved vendors charge, and prices for the same products in stores in the community.
		Dismal Statistics (Letters for Liberation #4) A letter reviewing statistics on who's locked up in California and what it's costing, and asking California legislators to reform the prison system, reduce the prison population, and release women from prison.
		Release Older Prisoners (Letters for Liberation #5) A letter calling on California legislators to release all people incarcerated in state prisons who are age 55 and older; includes statistics on older prisoners, as well as quotes from an academic expert.
		Release Women From Prison (Letters for Liberation #6) A letter calling on California legislators to release women from state prisons; includes statistics on overcrowding, costs, and crimes for which women are incarcerated, as well as a schematic drawing of a cell in a California women's prison.
		Reform the YCA (Letters for Liberation #7) A letter calling on California legislators to reform the Youth and Adult Correctional Authority and release incarcerated people convicted of nonviolent offenses back to the community.
		Fund Schools, Not Prisons (Letters for Liberation #8) A letter to the governor urging funding cuts from the bloated prison industry, rather than from schools.
		Release Incarcerated Parole Violators (Letters for Liberation #9) A letter calling on California Legislators to reduce the prison population and reform the prison system by releasing incarcerated parole violators.
		Fix Prison Healthcare (Letters for Liberation #10) A letter calling on legislators to fix the broken healthcare system in California prisons.