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Care First Materials
Probation Departments Are Fueling the Largest Growth of Mass Incarceration in U.S. History
Care First California, 2023
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Guidelines & Toolkits
Abolitionist Language Guide
CURB, October 2021
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A SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT: For Organizing and Advocacy to End Mass Criminalization and Incarceration
Community Justice Exchange
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Toolkit: How to Stop a Jail in Your Town
CURB, compilation of resources
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Reports & Data
Annual Impact Report: SF Pretrial
San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, 2022
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CA Urban Crime Declined in 2020 Amid Social and Economic Upheaval
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Sept. 2021
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Electronic Prisons: The Operation of Ankle Monitoring in the US Legal System
George Washington University Law School, Sept. 2021
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Discord & Inaction: Bail and Detention Decisions One Year After Humphrey
Silicon Valley Debug, April 2022
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Exploring the Immediate Effects of COVID-19, Containment Policies on Crime: an Empirical Analysis of the Short-Term Aftermath in Los Angeles
American Journal of Criminal Justice
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GRAC Recommendations
Gender Responsive Advisory Committee 2021-22 Recommendations
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LAO: 2021-22 Spending Plan
Legislative Analyst’s Office
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Leveraging Governmental Public Health Tools to Address the Harms of the Criminal Legal System
Human Impact Partners + Critical Resistance
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Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2022
Prison Policy Initiative
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People in Jail & Prison Spring 2021
Vera Institute, Jun. 2021
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The People's Plan for Prison Closure
Californians United for a Responsible Budget, Oct. 2020
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Care First Statements, Letters, & Press Releases
Letter Opposing $140M Probation Pretrial Expansion (Assembly)
Care First CA Coalition, April 2021
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Letter Opposing $140M Probation Pretrial Expansion (Senate)
Care First CA Coalition, April 2021
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BOS Letter: Supporting youth development and racial justice in LA County Schools
Care First CA Coalition, July 2021
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$140 Million in Misguided Pretrial Program, Expands Law Enforcement
Care First CA Coalition, July 2021
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AB 1670 Press Release
Care First CA Coalition, March 2022
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Media Advisory: AB 1670 Press Conference
Care First CA Coalition, Feb 2022
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