Decarcerate Alameda County

05/20/2021

Too many people with mental health challenges are criminalized rather than treated. During Supervisors have an opportunity to affirm by adopting Care First policy

And shout out to our authors for working so hard on this piece Casey McAldruf, Heather Bromfield, Kelan Thomas, Natasha Baker, Sruthi Veeragandham

By Natasha Baker, Esq., and Dr. Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCPP

12/13/2020

Cassandra Greer-Lee called 132 times to get her husband, Nick, moved off a COVID-infected tier in Chicago's Cook County jail. They ignored her. He died. Join Cassandra's fight for pretrial fairness: 132Calls.com

11/21/2020

Afrikan Black Coalition presents Friends Giving: A morning of direct service in east Oakland followed by a community meal with food and friends. COVID-19 protocols will be in place.

Sun, November 22, 2020
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST

Click the link below to rsvp and see more info!

A morning of direct service in east Oakland followed by a community meal with food and friends. COVID-19 protocols will be in place.

11/20/2020

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Sheriff Ahern has conducted unlawful ICE transfers!!

Join community members and advocates for the third TRUTH Act forum in Alameda County to demand transparency and accountability! If we uphold our values, we’ll move Alameda County forward together. http://bit.ly/DemandTheTruth510

Under the TRUTH Act, any jurisdiction that has allowed ICE access in the past year is required to hold a community forum bringing transparency to local jail entanglement with immigration enforcement.

At , we’re calling on the Sheriff and the Board of Supervisors to end all collaboration with ICE. Regardless of a community member’s convictions, they are valued and should not be funneled to ICE, which could be a death sentence. Collaborating with ICE is one of the many things the Sheriff spends money on that ends up harming communities of color and immigrant communities. For this reason, we participate in this forum in solidarity with the many Alameda community racial justice organizations and their demands to & , and invest in Black communities.

11/15/2020

Decarcerate Alameda County (DAC) organized to win significant budget demands this week—preventing cuts to healthcare and permanently cutting 12 sheriff positions. The County also cut $11.9M to public protections departments (sheriff, district attorney, probation, fire, and public defender). The Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to close a $72.9 million budget gap, resulting from reduced revenues from the State of California. The sheriff's department likely took the biggest hit in cuts and we know this would not have happened without the months of calls, mobilizations, and public engagement from coalition members of DAC. Thank you for fighting with us! Let's keep organizing to build a robust community-base mental health care system that prioritizes care over punishment.



Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County Sunrise Movement Bay AreaCausa Justa Just CauseElla Baker Center for Human RightsCommunities United for Restorative Youth JusticeAnti Police-Terror Project

10/02/2020

Art featuring people who are incarcerated - check out the beauty and the power: https://www.moadsf.org/meet-us-quickly/

07/30/2020

As the Santa Rita Jail COVID-19 outbreak worsens, let's not forget: Santa Rita Jail has ALWAYS been deadly. The Decarcerate Alameda County coalition and community members have been demanding Alameda County officials take action to save lives.

Last month, three families whose loved ones — Christian Madrigal, Dujuan Armstrong, and Raymond Reyes Jr — were killed in the jail led an action at Board President Richard Valle's house demanding he & !