Reform LA Jails

We successfully worked to pass Measure R, the initiative to reform L.A. jails. Stop sheriff corruption! Join and @CanAVContract

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

LASD in-custody deaths have INCREASED by 175% since '16 #LASDgangs

Since 05, there have been nearly 1,600 in-custody deaths... This is a crisis.

If you're going out to vote in Los Angeles, make sure to vote #YesOnA @YesOnALA

[Kate Cagle @KateCagle]

BREAKING: shock and appall at LA City Council when members Kevin de Leon and Cedillo attempt to attend the meeting amid a cascade of calls for them to resign after leaked, racist comments. Eventually they leave so meeting begins. Crowd demands resignations today. @SpecNews1SoCal

[Scott Doyle @scribbllrr]

Such an important point. (And kudos to the whole @CheckSheriff Coalition for keeping the heat up on this issue.) Villanueva is not an outlier. We've had a string of bad sheriffs. He's just the most abrasive and the one mostly likely to say the quiet part out loud.

[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

Last year, about 40% of the LA County jail’s total population had a diagnosed mental illness, compared with about 27% back in 2012.

This is what happens when we have failed to invest enough money in mental health care and community alternatives to incarceration.

[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

The LA County jail system isn’t just the biggest in the country; it’s the biggest in the world, incarcerating upward of 14,600 people this month.

[Housing 4 All is Hot @ahouse4all]

LA PLEASE SHARE:

For the first time since 2017 Los Angeles is re-opening the wait list for Section 8 Housing Vouchers. APPS ARE DUE Oct. 17th-30th.

The website to apply is not up yet but will be at: https://t.co/fopMSbCbtc

Please tell every low income person you know.

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

The time to ACT is NOW, @LACountyBOS. #FullyFundCareFirst

[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

“This barbaric practice violates all basic norms of human decency and the constitution,” ACLU attorneys wrote in a prior court filing.

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[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

💥 LOS ANGELES ACTION ALERT 💥

Join us on THURSDAY to demand answers around the murder of Jalani Lovett inside of Men's Central Jail (MCJ) on September 22, 2021.

We can save lives by closing MCJ & holding the AG's office accountable.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

Justice for Jalani Lovett 🗣️🗣️🗣️

The mother of Jalani Lovett is suing Los Angeles County and Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Jalani was found unconscious in his jail cell, which was on the 3000 block of MCJ, home to the 3000 Boys deputy gang #LASDgangs

[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

If you've been impacted by #LASDgangs -- share your experience today https://t.co/6jizjbp9wa

[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

Loyola Law School and the Social Justice Legal Foundation are collecting information on community members’ experiences with Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy gangs.

[Reform LA Jails @ReformLAJails]

Responses to this survey are COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS but NOT CONFIDENTIAL.

[Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim]

Sept. 29 at 6:30 PM ET: Join our co-founders @prisonculture, @dreanyc123 & guests for a workshop exploring our latest resource, "So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?" This is the latest in our #BYAT series with @projectnia.

Register: https://t.co/NmpaMSrFtD

[Alissa Walker @awalkerinLA]

This is chilling: LA County supervisor Sheila Kuehl, one of the most outspoken critics of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, woke up to sheriff's deputies swarming her doorstep with a "warrant to search the house which has no information in it at all"

[CheckTheSheriffLA @CheckSheriff]

Family members in our coalition deal with constant daily harassment from LASD.

What happened yesterday is a new low but community members have been facing LASD’s harassment & intimidation tactics – including from @LACoSheriff himself – for years. #LASDgangs

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

@ACLU_SoCal’s filing today was a bombshell. Let’s get into it (💥🧵💥)

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

🚨LA County Jail Lawsuit🚨

Most people in our jail system are recently arrested & have not been convicted. They are routinely denied clean water, functioning toilets, a shower, adequate food, or medication they need. @ACLU_SoCal has sued the county.

Abhorrent & dire conditions

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

Criminal justice organizers in LA have amassed some impressive victories—laying out a model for reducing incarceration and providing care.

Follow @JusticeLANow @PowerDignity @LADefensx @BLMLA @YouthJusticeLA @ReformLAJails @canAVcontract
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