Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson

Co-Executive Director of @PowerDignity. Founder of @FrntWellNetwork. Acupuncturist. Organizer. @JusticeLANow. Blacker than my grandaddy's armchair.

[Ricardo D. García @RDG_LACPD]

Jails are inhumane they lead to dangerous conditions & terrible outcomes. @lapubdef Chief Deputy, Justine Esack told @LACountyBOS that diverting individuals with serious charges to community treatment programs is possible. Every dollar spent criminalizing poverty and mental illness is a dollar better spent saving lives, getting people out of cages, and investing in communities. #closeMCJ #carenotcages

[Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson @FlyEgret]

@HollyJMitchell @LindseyPHorvath Thank you @HollyJMitchell for your persistence and leadership in moving this through and @LindseyPHorvath for your commitment to getting our families home healthier than they would ever be in jail. This is an important step towards realizing the care communities are calling for.

[Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson @FlyEgret]

@samwlewis1 @JusticeLANow @HildaSolis You should probably ask LA City Council. We’re talking about the county @samwlewis1. That means the Sheriff’s not LAPD. Stop the conversation before you say more that demonstrates that you’re uninformed. None of this demonstrates an earnest effort to deal with the issues.

[Kate Cagle @KateCagle]

WATCH: a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the heart of Los Angeles behind the locked doors of Men's Central Jail. Inside, men told us they had no hot water and no hot meals.

"If I didn't have family that cared for me, I'd be dead."

Full story: https://t.co/XXe8vGaRUe

[Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson @FlyEgret]

@samwlewis1 @JusticeLANow @HildaSolis This isn’t curiosity @samwlewis1. It is a veiled and uninformed critique that speaks more to what you’re not doing. If you were curious, you’d have reached out and we could’ve discussed what we’re doing, what’s happening, and what isn’t. Instead you chose this disingenuous tweet.

[Robert Garrova @robertgarrova]

Activists with @JusticeLANow continue to push LA County on a timeline to close Men’s Central Jail. It’s been two years now since Supervisors got a 145 page plan on how to do it… in two years @LAist : https://t.co/Z1QyxOdxlb

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

And @FlyEgret is now leading chants, imploring folks to be loud enough the supervisors can hear

[capitalandmain.com @capitalandmain]

Los Angeles Sheriff’s Second-In-Command Has Alleged Gang Tattoo

And @LACoSheriff Robert Luna knew about it.

Read the full report by @cerisecastle: https://t.co/frjPzNdXHX

[Kate Cagle @KateCagle]

WATCH: Undersheriff April Tardy denies a tattoo on her ankle from Temple Station shows membership in a deputy gang or clique.

Sheriff Robert Luna hand-picked Tardy to help eradicate gangs in the LASD. Investigative journalist @cerisecastle first uncovered the hidden tattoo.

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

We’re out here at the LA County Coroner’s office with UCLA to bring light to @LASDHQ violence inside of the jails

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

Last week, civil rights attorneys filed a case challenging the constitutionality of LA County’s bail schedule. This is huge considering half of everyone locked up in LA County is there pretrial. (🧵) https://t.co/FNkh8zPPNX

[Dignity & Power Now @PowerDignity]

Dignity and Power Now mourns the loss of Bruce Phillips, husband of Helen Jones, a longtime organizer and DPN family member. On Sunday evening, a hit-and-run driver killed Bruce near Ted Watkins Park. We will continue to support and fight alongside Helen Jones and her family.

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

RESIGN NOW- @CD6Nury @kdeleon @cmgilcedillo

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

This morning, as @LACountyCOC uncovers even more heinous info about LASD deputy gangs, there’s another cop plot unfolding.

They’re not happy about WeHo decreasing their budget on Monday, and are putting public safety on the line to retaliate. (🧵)

[Lex Steppling @LexStepp]

One of the top cops in LA feels too unsafe to show up at a hearing on deputy gangs cause families of people killed by his gangs are in the building wearing t shirts that say “Fuck the East LA Sheriffs”. The sheriffs routinely show up and lurk outside of their house to intimidate.

[Dr. Nika Soon-Shiong @nikasoonshiong]

Incredible that FOX, Daily Mail, and OJ Simpson are touting this talking point about rising crime in WeHo all over the news today...

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

🚨BREAKING🚨: The LA County Superior Court just announced that it is ending zero-bail on Thursday.

This decision is violent and moves us backwards, away from common sense community care. (🧵)

https://t.co/ppC91rvYZ3

[Fund for Guaranteed Income @fund4gi]

@FlyEgret ED of @PowerDignity "We're not ungrateful, we're unsatisfied. We're unsatisfied there's no clear path to pretrial services when 70% ppl who died were pretrial. We're not ungrateful we're unwilling. We're unwilling to accept any increase or f the sheriffs budget."

[Dr. Nika Soon-Shiong @nikasoonshiong]

This petition has 4x the signatures of another one based on a foundation of lies, the criminalization of homelessness, and outdated political dreams. Let's go LA!
https://t.co/uaqGYPuif7

[Mike Bonin @mikebonin]

Every progressive candidate targeted for defeat by the corporate landlord lobby and by the police union is leading in LA City election returns.

The special interests spent millions on attack ads and fear tactics. It didn’t work.

In Los Angeles, the people will prevail.