“Our community members behind bars are extremely vulnerable because we can’t see what’s happening to them. The state thinks that this is a license to abuse...
“A budget is a statement of our priorities – of the things that we value. Of course times are hard, and they’re apt to get harder...
“As the national conversation around police violence unfolds, we must shine a light on the violence happening behind the walls, too,” write organizers in a statement....
“You defund social services all the time. You defund schools. You defund hospitals, community health centers, programs for low-incomes communities all the time. You are experts...