The latest News & Blogs written by staff, incarcerated colleagues & community members
KQED: What’s On Your Ballot?: Adnan Khan, Incarcerated Peoples’ Advocate
'In 2020, the United States faces an election like no other. Citizens will vote in the midst of a global pandemic, severe climate change, an uprising for racial justice and an administration that has eroded [...]
Why A Survivor Is Voting NO on Prop 20
Going backwards on sentencing reform will not make us safer. This November’s election presents a stark choice for California voters: will we vote for fear and a return to mass incarceration, or will we continue [...]
From The Appeal: PRISON LABOR IS ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
"States like California, New York, and Arizona have relied on incarcerated people to continue working, with little pay and in precarious conditions, during the coronavirus pandemic. Prison reform advocates have long sought changes to the [...]
Focus on Justice: A Conversation on Filmmaking and Activism
On Sunday, October 11, at 6pm EDT, please join the Pulitzer Center and Aubin Pictures for a conversation about filmmaking and activism with filmmaker Catherine Gund, Re:Store Justice Executive Director Adnan Khan, and Pulitzer Center [...]
The Marshall Project: Being a Prison Firefighter Taught Me to Save Lives
Check out this article by our friend Rasheed Lockheart.
The Prison Post Podcast Episode #7 with Adnan Khan from Re:Store Justice
Check out our ED, Adnan Khan on The Prison Post Podcast on YouTube with Richard Mireles and Jason Bryant as they discuss SB 1437. Click here to watch.
Know Your Voting Rights!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09iYpxpAAow&feature=youtu.be People incarcerated in California jails can vote in the upcoming election. Alameda County Chief Defender Brendon Woods, Ear Hustle cohost & producer Earlonne Woods, and Re:Store Justice executive director Adnan Khan encourage all [...]
LA-Sistar Circle Presents: A Call To Women On Thursday, October 1st from 6-7:30pm PT
LA-Sistar Circle will be holding a gathering for women who are survivors to share, learn, and connect about issues that impact our families and community. Join us on Thursday, October 1 from 6-7:30pm. Register at [...]
PEP TALK: Public Health, Bioethics, and Prisons on Thursday, September 24th, at 6 PM
We hope you'll join us for our second PEP Talk, a series hosted by the Dornsife Prison Education Project examining issues of incarceration. The event will take place Thursday, September 24th, at 6 PM. This [...]
Virtual Speakers Series- From Arrest to Parole: Public Safety Through a Social Justice Lens on Friday, September 18th
Join our Executive Director, Adnan Khan, on September 18, 2020 at 11:00 am - 1:15 pm PDT as he is on the panel to discuss: From Arrest to Parole: Public Safety Through a Social Justice [...]
Adnan Khan & Jarrett Harper discuss #FreeTheVote, felony disenfranchisement & Prop 17 in CA
#RJLIVE returns tomorrow with a #FreeOurVote conversation featuring #RepresentJustice Surrogate Adnan Khan @akhan1437 and Ambassador Jarrett Harper around the disenfranchisement of system-impacted people nationwide and the importance of Prop 17 in California - a Nov [...]
Our ED, Adnan Khan & friend Rasheed Lockheart in the New York Times
Read the article here Please note that we do not use the words "prisoner" or "inmate" rather we use people.
Reflections On Leaving Someone Behind
By Aziz Brown After serving 23 years in prison, I paroled from San Quentin State Prison on August 17, 2018. It’s was a bittersweet day for me because I left behind my young cousin, Emon [...]
KQED: Released from San Quentin, Rebuilding Their Lives
Ongoing discussions about releasing incarcerated people early to help curb the spread of the coronavirus inside prisons — and the politics behind those discussions — have shined a recent spotlight on the question of what happens when people leave [...]
An Interview With Philip Melendez on Othering and its Consequences with Franknews
Read the interview here.
Watch Our Friend, Activist & Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Rasheed Lockheart on Democracy Now!
Watch him speak about the California's use of incarcerated labor to fight fires here & follow him on Twitter @RsheedLockheart
The Unseen Shackles by Artie Gonz
“I am a formerly incarcerated individual.” Originally published on Medium here This is not something I typically lead with in my day-to-day life. In fact, I rarely opt to make such a pronouncement at all, [...]
Families of the Incarcerated Protest Due to COVID-19 Cases Across CA Prisons
Loved ones of those incarcerated held multiple protests in Sacramento as the state works to reduce the growing number of COVID-19 cases at prisons. Read more here.
#StopSanQuentinOutbreak Marin Town Hall on Saturday, 15th August at 1pm
Join us for an online town hall sponsored by Restore Justice, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and #stopsanquentinoutbreak, on Saturday at 1:00PM to raise support for community-based reentry orgs! Join us at bit.ly/SupportReentryWebinar. It will also be [...]
Sacramento Caravan: #SayTheirNames & Bring Our Loved Ones Home Thursday 13th of August
Join us for a #SayTheirNames action at the Capitol Building followed by a car caravan to CDCR and a candlelight vigil at night to honor lives lost. Please see the schedule for more details. #ClemencyNow [...]
#StopSanQuentinOutbreak Press Conference
Press Conference today - Wednesday August 12th at 1PM PST. Tune in to hear from public health experts, lawyers, activists, formerly and currently incarcerated individuals as well as loved ones of those inside. Watch here
The Appeal: My Friend Died In San Quentin Due to COVID-19. His Death Was Entirely Preventable.
Incompetence and inaction by California’s leaders are driving illness and death inside the state’s prison system. Read the article here.
My Incarcerated Father & Our Family Face Discrimination At Top Bay Area Hospital
By D’Wanda Schwarz & Rebecca Weiker My father Alan Beisel age 74 was incarcerated at the California Medical Facility. He was housed there specifically because of his age and medical needs. But when an outbreak [...]