Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, wasjogging when two white men shot and killed him. Today on ‘The Briefing,’ his mother Wanda Cooper-Jones joins @SenBooker, @RepPressley, & @MeritLaw to discuss the fight for justice https://t.co/t4YhkatXxj
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
The BOS approved my motion to sustainably increase the number of beds within the Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) Housing. This motion will support us in expanding efforts to lessen the jail population and break the cycle between incarceration and homelessness that (1/2)
It is hard to write because my heart breaks for Tyre and his mother. We can’t begin to heal until the beating stops. If we want Justice to be real, we have to build anti-racist systems of care and invest in Black communities.
‼️ Alex Villanueva is out! The Los Angeles County sheriff just conceded (while trailing by a huge margin of 60/40).
If you don't know who this is, or why this matters, just read the first paragraph of @PiperSFrench's piece:
https://t.co/fpfyQqbQqy
Cost for one vial of insulin:
🇦🇺: $6.94
🇬🇧: $7.52
🇫🇷: $9.08
🇩🇪: $11
🇨🇦: $12
🇯🇵: $14.40
🇺🇸: $98.70
No one should be forced to take out their wallets for insulin – a life-saving drug that was invented nearly 100 years ago. It's time to end the greed of the pharmaceutical industry.