Meet the Community's Prop 47 Executive Steering Committee Members

Yesterday the California Board of State and Community Corrections decided to waste $500 million on new jails, and nominate the chair for the ‪Prop47 ‬Executive Committee. Formerly incarcerated leaders from across the state are standing up for investing in care in the community not, cops and cages.

The Community's Prop 47 Funding Committee includes:
Darris Young & John from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Dayvon Williams from Youth Justice Coalition
Deirdre Wilson from California Coalition for Women Prisoners
Dolores Canales from the Family Unity Network
Dorsey Nunn from Legal Services for Prisoners With Children
George Galvis from Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
Jayda Rasberry from Dignity and Power Now
Jerry Elster from American Friends Service Committee
Kim Carter from Time for Change Foundation
Rosie Flores from California Partnership
Sammy Nunez from Fathers & Families of San Joaquin
Tracy Jones from Justice Now
Vonya Quarles from Riverside "All of Us or None"

Meet the Community's Prop 47 Executive Steering Committee 14 Proposed Members

The Proposition 47 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) is charged with directing 65% of the state’s savings to fund mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment and diversion programs. Historically, the process by which the agency creates ESC’s has lacked transparency and public engagement, resulting in committees that are often dominated by law enforcement. That’s why the community has put together our proposed slate of ESC members to guide Prop 47 reinvestment. This 14 member panel is comprised entirely of formerly incarcerated leaders from across California who are experts in substance abuse treatment, reentry programing, housing, and mental health treatment. These are experts that California needs to guarantee that savings are used to build the capacity of community-based programs that will support the communities most damaged by mass incarceration.

Via: http://ow.ly/UCthF