⏰📣PHONE ZAP📣⏰ 💥We have only a few days left to demand @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social commits to prison closure, rejects prison expansion, and implements further Corrections reductions in the 2026-27 Enacted budget due June 30th. Take Action TODAY: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CABudget #CloseCAPrisons

“𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏?” -𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳-𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘊𝘜𝘙𝘉 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 Today, we reflect on powerful words and collective action from Black activists over time--underlining the necessity of our continued resistance and struggle toward Black liberation.✊🏾🖤 #Juneteenth

🗞️HOT OFF THE PRESS 🗞️ New @sacbee.com article ft words from CURB's Amber-Rose Howard: bit.ly/6-16sacbee ✊🏾The #CALeg's final version of the #CAbudget includes another prison closure! 📣Urge @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social to commit to prison closure in the June Enacted Budget: bit.ly/budgetaction26

✊🏾🔥This community’s powerful advocacy is creating momentum in the Capitol! Urge @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social to commit to prison closure & prioritize #CareNotCages in the final #CAbudget! Email & Call Gov Newsom: 📧Click 2 Send Letter 📲 bit.ly/budgetaction26 ☎️ Call (916) 445-2841-script below

Check out this webinar on Thursday from our friends at Black Alliance for Just Immigration! You can register here: bit.ly/BEYONDTHESYSTEM

Thank you for amplifying @endfelonymurder.bsky.social ! 📣Check out the full op-ed here: bit.ly/ocregisteroped & demand @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social close another prison in the final #CAbudget: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CloseCAPrisons #Cabudget

Op-Ed "Paying for Prison Beds We Don't Need Doesn't Keep California Safe" appeared on May 25th in the @ocregister.bsky.social and is written by Brian Kaneda, Deputy Director of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) @curbprisons.bsky.social #carenotcages fmeproject.org/paying-for-p...

💥📣HOLD THESE ASSEMBLYMEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAILING TO CONFRONT RACISM Background here: www.instagram.com/p/DZLMBAVj398/ Find your rep: bit.ly/findmyrepca. 1. Repost the graphic w/their picture & tag them 2. Email your Asm bit.ly/rjaaction26  3. Call your Asm using the phone # in  the graphics

📣ALL HANDS ON DECK! Final opportunity this budget season to demand prison closure, expanded pathways for release, & investments in critical social safety net services! 💥TAKE 1 MINUTE to send a letter to @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social and Budget Committees TODAY! 📲bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CAbudget

🗞️💥Check out this new op-ed by CURB’s very own Brian Kaneda, Paying for Prison Beds We Don’t Need Doesn’t Keep California Safe 🔗 bit.ly/ocregisteroped, just published in the @ocregister.bsky.social 📲Take action to demand #CareNotCages in the #CAbudget at bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CloseCAPrisons

ALL HANDS ON DECK! Governor Newsom’s #MayReviseBudget cuts critical services while CA’s prison budget INCREASES to $14.6 BILLION💥📢 Take less than 1 minute to send an email today demanding #CareNotCages 📲 bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CAbudget #CloseCAPrisons

🎉AB 1958 @ashkalra.bsky.social, the Racial Justice Act 6.0, passed the Appropriations Committee and is on to the Assembly Floor! Thank you to our co-sponsors and community who made this possible! ❤️‍🔥 ✨Stay tuned for updates on #AB1958! #CALeg #RacialJusticeAct

📢LEGACIES OF RESISTANCE IN CA PRISONS  A new series on the history of imprisoned-led resistance in California, and what it means for the fight to close prisons today- full post here: www.instagram.com/p/DYFzksFkg_... #CABudget #CAPrisons #CloseCAPrisons

📣✨CURB is seeking a Summer 2026 #Intern to support the #CloseCAPrisons Campaign and other CURB advocacy! 📲Please see the Internship Posting on CURB’s website (bit.ly/curbintern26) for more information about CURB, our internship program, qualifications & application instructions. Apply by May 8th!

📣💥THIS Monday 4/20 @ 2:30PM we are mobilizing with our partners to demand accountability and freedom for survivors of CDCr staff abuse, #CloseCAPrisons, and investments in community-based services. 🗣️ In person sign-up: bit.ly/42026hearing 📲 Virtual Action: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CAbudget

Take less than 1 minute to submit written comment ahead of the hearings 📲bit.ly/budgetaction26 Join us in calling on state leaders to decarcerate elders, shift corrections spending to community-based services, and stop prison expansion! #CloseCAPrisons #CareNotCages

NEW: Vera is launching the Incarceration and Inequality Project Data Explorer, the first national data tool with a primary focus on the intersection between incarceration and economic outcomes. Explore the data and learn more about your county: www.vera.org/incarceratio...

On the heels of #WomensHistoryMonth, check out this NEW op-ed by Amber-Rose Howard, CURB Executive Director, and Eric Morrison-Smith, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color Executive Director: bit.ly/3-31dcjournal Join us: @curbprisons.bsky.social #CloseCAPrisons #CareNotCages #MutualAid #CivilRights

💥🗞️Recent coverage in @sacbee.com following last week’s Assembly Accountability and Oversight Budget Subcommittee hearing 🔗bit.ly/3-18sacbee Thank you @asmmiabonta.bsky.social and members of the #CALeg Sub 7 Budget Subcommittee for your questioning and comments on CDCr oversight. #CAbudget

Cowboys are sold as an intrinsic part of a conservative Texas - but what if we told you they were actually labor organizing rebels who held strikes against private ranchers and had the Texas Rangers sicced on them? 'Unlearning the Myth of Red Texas' CC: @currentaffairs.bsky.social shorturl.at/XWsJO

Policing *is* sexual violence "sexualized conduct in police workplaces has been a recurring issue that I’ve seen far too often... He said using office’s systemic investigation power for the first time would allow it to examine issues with broad impact" www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Hot off the press in @calmatters.org 🗞️🗞️ Check it out here 📲bit.ly/3-18calmatters 💥💥The necessity and possibility of prison closure is breaking through. #CloseCAPrisons #CAbudget #CAleg #CAPrisons

Last week, FMEP members worked in collaboration with partners Californians United for a Responsible Budget @curbprisons.bsky.social and UnCommon Law. We all know the work we do is hard. We also know criminal justice advocacy is more effective and sustainable in partnership. bit.ly/4bt28dm

TOMORROW! Join us in person if you can! In person and virtual action sign up here: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CABudget #CloseCAPrisons

📣📣Calling San Diego Community! ✨Join CURB for an #ICEOUTOFSANDIEGO action this Thursday, 3/12 @ 11am. This action is organized by our partners Universidad Popular ~ a grassroots organization based out of North County San Diego working to promote health, education, and civic participation #ICEout

📣Demand accountability in the Corrections budget, full & permanent prison closure & shift $$ to #CareNotCages 🗓️On Wed, March 18th at 9:00 AM, Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability & Oversight will hold a special hearing on CDCR. More info & take action: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CAbudget

PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET HEARING IS TODAY! Join us at the state capitol in Sacramento @ 2:30pm and/or take action remotely! 📣Sign up for in-person comment: bit.ly/hearing-signup 📣Submit virtual written comment: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CABudget #CloseCAPrisons

CoreCivic is operating the largest detention facility in California. 🔄We see the vicious cycle of escalated kidnappings in our communities, the expansion of detention centers, and thus increased capacity to maintain heightened enforcement on the ground. #ICEOut #ICEoutOfCA #AbolishICE

📣Take action: bit.ly/budgetaction26 Urge @gavinnewsom.bsky.social & the #CALeg to require CDCR & the Dept of Finance to 1️⃣identify more prisons for closure 2️⃣expand & strengthen pathways to release—esp for elders & medically vulnerable people 3️⃣ redirect closure savings into community-based services

We call on the state to #CloseCAPrisons, expand pathways to release, especially for elders & medically vulnerable people, & redirect closure savings into community-based services More from @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social on @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social's 2026-27 proposed #CAbudget📲bit.ly/1-10davisv

The murder of Renee Nicole Good yesterday 1/7/26 in MN, four blocks away from the murder of George Floyd in 2020, is the sole homicide in MN in 2026. Under the Trump regime, Renee is the 4th person killed by ICE, not including the 32 people who died in ICE detention just last year. #AbolishICE

"The state for three years used “temporary fixes,”... but now it’s “critical” for state lawmakers to reduce spending, raise revenues, or both, the legislative analyst warned." - @bystellayu.bsky.social @calmatters.org calmatters.org/politics/202...

Do you want to take action to fund housing, healthcare, quality food, climate protections, and education in 2026? Subscribe to CURB today and never miss an action: bit.ly/CURBsubscribe! #CAbudget #CloseCAPrisons #CareNotCages

💝✨MAKE A GIFT TO CURB TODAY✨💝 As we enter 2026, we need our community to sustain our wins. Help us meet the growing demand for honest education, bold organizing, and a clear abolitionist vision for California. 🎁⛓️‍💥📲 bit.ly/CURBDONATE25 #CloseCAPrisons #CareNotCages #SupportGrassroots

Number of people caged in California's prisons for women: Dec. 2007: 10,704 this week : 3,636 Thank an abolitionist for the 7,000 who aren't spending the holidays locked up. & send some cash to the orgs in CA closing prisons: @curbprisons.bsky.social & Critical Resistance

Together, we have accomplished so much. But our fight is far from over. ✊🏾⛓️‍💥❤️‍🔥 Subscribe to CURB today to stay in the loop & join the fight ⛓️‍💥bit.ly/CURBsubscribe #CareNotCages #CAbudget #PeopleOverPrisons #CloseCAPrisons

📣✨This holiday season, urge @governor.ca.gov to close additional prisons, reject wasteful CDCr infrastructure projects, and invest in the critical services our communities need. ⛓️‍💥Take action in less than 1 minute! bit.ly/holidayaction25 #CloseCAPrisons #CABudget #Medical #SNAP #CareNotCages

🗞️🗞️HOT OFF THE PRESS🗞️🗞️ Must-read article in @calmatters.org by Cayla Mihalovich featuring CURB’s own Brian Kaneda 📲 bit.ly/11/21calmatters Our state cannot afford wasteful corrections spending while facing deep federal cuts that are already harming our most vulnerable community members. #CAbudget

📣The long-overdue closure of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) has been riddled with preventable chaos, retaliation & negligence. Urge @governor.ca.gov to implement recommendations for safe releases & ethical transfers: bit.ly/crcclosure #CloseCAPrisons #ReleasesOverTransfers #CAPrisons

THIS SATURDAY! Hope to see you there! #CloseCAPrisons #SafeTransfers #Resentencing

COMMUNITY VICTORY🎉❤️ AB 1071 HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW! Thank you to this community and all of our co-sponsors for your relentless determination to build on and strengthen the Racial Justice Act. Thank you @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social for signing this vital legislation. #RJA #RJA4All

🗞️🗞️Recent article in the @calmatters Inland Empire Newsletter by @aidan-mcgloin.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cm9-24 This article highlights voices of people currently imprisoned in CRC & features CURB's own Brian Kaneda who exposes the false solution that is reopening closed prisons and jails.

Honoring the legacy of revolutionary, freedom fighter, poet, author Assata Shakur. May we carry forward her teachings and spirt in our ongoing struggle for liberation. ❤️

Take action to CLOSE CA PRISONS today! 📥 bit.ly/crcclosure

📣 📣 CALL TO ACTION! Urge @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social to strengthen the Racial Justice Act by signing #AB1071 into law! Take action in under 1 minute: bit.ly/rjaaction #RJA #RJA4All

Help #AB1071 get across the finish line: Letters of support due to the Governor's office by end of today! Letter template here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #RJA #RJA4All

🎉AB 1071 (Kalra) PASSED THE ASSEMBLY CONCURRENCE 🏛️Next stop: Governor’s Desk Thank you to this community for your work on this bill! ❤️ #RJA4All #RJA

h/t @curbprisons.bsky.social

📣 TAKE ACTION CA! Toolkit & context here: bit.ly/crcclosure

🎉AB 1071 (Kalra) PASSED THE SENATE FLOOR🎉 Thank you to this community and all of our co-sponsors for your relentless support of this important bill! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 🏛️Next stop: Assembly Concurrence #RJA #RJA4All #CALeg #RacialJustice