A timely and important conversation with @RobBontaCA @Scott_Wiener @CA4ImmiJustice @tainaangeli on how ending mass incarceration and detention opens opportunities to invest and uplift our communities #PowerUp2020

"Closing prisons is the starting point, not the end. We're just getting started." -- Senator @Scott_Wiener reflects on the challenges of this past legislative session and puts forward a bold vision for what's to come

Over 10 million voters said yes to Prop 17, which restored voting rights for formerly incarcerated Californians. "The voters are clearly ready. It's time for our legislature and the governor to step up." -- @tainaangeli @InitiateJustice

CDCR cooperating w/ ICE is entirely voluntary, yet they continue to transfer community to private, for-profit immigrant prisons with horrendous track records of abuse. They're doing this in the midst of a public health crisis. @GavinNewsom has the power to intervene and he must.

"The main tenet of abolition is providing for people in the community. People who act out violently are often victims of violence themselves." -- @tainaangeli @InitiateJustice

What a powerful and informative conversation. Thank you to all who joined, to our panelists, and to our thoughtful moderator @OrvilleThomas! Lots of takeaways, but my personal favorite: change always starts at the local level. Time to get to work!