Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)
@curbprisons.bsky.social
We are a coalition of over 80 organizations working to reduce the number of incarcerated people in California, reduce the number of jails and prisons in our state and shift wasteful spending away from incarceration and toward healthy community investments.
☀️CURB’s 2026 Summer Fundraiser is HERE We’re working hard to raise $10K this month to sustain the organizing, advocacy & public education needed to bring people home, close prisons + jails & move public dollars toward housing, healthcare & community-based safety. Donate today: bit.ly/curbdonate26
👋🏾CURB is a Black led coalition of 100+ orgs working to: 💫Reduce the number of people imprisoned in CA 💫Reduce the number of prisons, jails & detention centers in our state 💫Shift wasteful spending away from cages & towards life-affirming community investments Join the fight📲bit.ly/CURBsubscribe
CURB staff will be on summer recess from July 6th through July 19th.☀️ As our Black, Indigenous, brown, migrant, trans, and working class communities grieve immense loss, heightened criminalization, and attempted erasure, centering care and connection is more essential than ever. #CareNotCages
Come through TOMORROW LA! #CloseMCJ #CareNotCages
JusticeLA@justicela.bsky.social · last mo.JOIN US Tuesday, June 30th at Kenneth Hall of Administration to PACK the Board Room and get community care funded! The County has the plan AND has assigned funding to it! Now all we need is PEOPLE POWER to make sure the plan is approved, See you there! #CareNotCages #CloseMensCentralJail #savelives
⏰📣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
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Felony Murder Elimination Project@endfelonymurder.bsky.social · 2mo agoOp-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...
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...
Orange County Register Op-Ed; "Paying for Prison Beds We Don't Need Doesn't Keep California Safe" - Felony Murder Elimination Project
The opinion-editorial piece "Paying for Prison Beds We Don't Need Doesn't Keep California Safe" appeared on May 25th in the Orange County Register, and is written by Brian Kaneda, Deputy Director of C...
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💥📣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...
Incarceration and Inequality Data Explorer
The data explorer maps the complex geography of incarceration and economic conditions across the United States, providing critical data for community…
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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
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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
Unlearning the Myth of Red Texas
From cowboys to labor leaders, David Griscom's debut book calls on Texans to reclaim their leftist roots—and examine who buried them in the first place.
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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...
‘Systemic’ probe into B.C. police sexual misconduct announced by commissioner
Former British Columbia police officer Helen Irvine says she was driven out of the profession by a “weird” culture tolerant of sexual harassment — but now she’s hopeful change is on the way.
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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
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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
Our Collaboration With Partners Californians United for a Responsible Budget and UnCommon Law - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Last week, members of Felony Murder Elimination Project worked in collaboration with partners Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) and UnCommon Law.
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TOMORROW! Join us in person if you can! In person and virtual action sign up here: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CABudget #CloseCAPrisons
Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)@curbprisons.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣Demand accountability in the Corrections budget, full & permanent prison closure & shift $$ to #CareNotCages 🗓️On Wed, March 18th at 9:00 AM, Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability & Oversight will hold a special hearing on CDCR. More info & take action: bit.ly/budgetaction26 #CAbudget
📣📣Calling San Diego Community! ✨Join CURB for an #ICEOUTOFSANDIEGO action this Thursday, 3/12 @ 11am. This action is organized by our partners Universidad Popular ~ a grassroots organization based out of North County San Diego working to promote health, education, and civic participation #ICEout
📣Demand accountability in the Corrections budget, full & permanent prison closure & shift $$ 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