Californians for Safety and Justice
@safeandjust
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Organizing Californians most harmed and least-helped to create real public safety. #SurvivorsSpeak #SafetyNow #WhatSafetyMeansToMe #TimeDone
California, USA
Joined August 2012
When everyone’s supported, everyone’s safe. Today marks the launch of Californians for Safety and Justice’s #JustSafe campaign. We are proud to bring real safety solutions to the forefront. Learn more at . @safeandjust #CommunitySafety
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“AB 938 would’ve allowed judges to hear about the years of psychological manipulation and impossible choices survivors have to make. It didn’t create loopholes; it created fairness. It didn’t excuse harm; it acknowledged harm that was already done.”
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“obviously not a huge proponent of sending law enforcement into communities like that… But [Tinisch] Hollins points out that the rehabilitation aspect, the most innovative and arguably important aspect of California’s approach to crime, is getting lost…”
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“Assembly Bill 785, authored by Asm. LaShae Sharp-Collins, D-Los Angeles, would do just that by creating a mechanism to capture the money saved by prison closures and reinvesting funds into community programs known to prevent further incarceration…”
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“Americans who don’t want their criminal justice policies and budgets to be guided by deception should be cautious and skeptical when they hear claims from any of their elected or law enforcement leaders, not just their president.”
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More proof of lower crime rates. CDCR had previously closed three institutions in Tracy, Susanville, and Blythe. Also, they have deactivated 11 facilities, portions of 2 facilities, and 42 housing units across 11 prisons. Result: hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.
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❗️Democratic mayors defend their cities’ efforts to reduce violent crime. 📉 Homicides are down 22.6% across the country since 2020. 🚨 Democratic mayors criticize media for sensationalizing crime, distorting public view.
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“Homicides in LA are on track to hit a nearly 60-year low. Property crime across CA dipped in the last year and now stands at its lowest ebb in 3 decades. Yet a feeling persists that the Golden State has been tarnished by a wave of unchecked crime.”
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🚨Property crime in California hit historic low before Prop. 36. 🚨Critics argue Prop. 36 is a solution to a non-existent problem. 🚨Early data shows increased felony filings and racial disparities.
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“The data show that 929,322 old conviction records were permanently cleared last year under Assembly Bill 1076 and Senate Bill 731—landmark laws aimed at reducing long-term barriers to employment, housing and education.“
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RT @Elex_Michaelson: "Prop. 36 tried to create a solution for a problem that didn't exist. voters were gaslighted.". @TinischHollins of Ca….
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Prop. 36 guts funding for programs that are proven to reduce crime. Additionally, since passage of Proposition 36, some parts of California have already reported disproportionate impacts on people of color.
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They ran a fear-based campaign rooted in misinformation. They created a panic about property crime at the very moment property crime rates hit an all-time low. Voters bought it and rolled back progress and a landmark measure that increased public safety.
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Prop 36 was a solution in search of a problem, and these numbers offer incontrovertible evidence of that. A temporary spike in property crime during the pandemic was weaponized to push a carceral agenda.
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‼️ TODAY - Cali DOJ released new crime statistics for 2024 that showed property and larceny theft rates fell to the lowest levels in recorded history. Justification for #Prop36 has been rendered provably false. A thread 🧵…
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People of every walk of life want and deserve safety - no matter who they are or where they live. But cutting federal grants that protect victims of crime and reduce violence through strong community and law enforcement partnerships, threaten safety. #ReverseTheCuts
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RT @AsmMiaBonta: I am excited to share that I had my first bill presentation of the legislative cycle! Thank you to the survivors and all t….
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“It’s a huge problem when you have people that are captive in our custody that want treatment and want help, and there’s nowhere for us to send them, so they do end up sitting in our jail for extended periods of time waiting,”.
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““We simply do not have the treatment in this state,” he said. “When you can’t place people in treatment, what is the alternative?”.
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“Those firefighters would go out to tackle the huge blazes that have repeatedly hit California over the past decade. They worked alongside Cal-Fire crews. But they earned a tiny fraction of what their free-world colleagues were earning.”.
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