Diana Zuñiga: From 2007-2015, the share of the general fund budget for the California Department of Corrections increased by 154% while funding for schools only decreased.
Diana Zuñiga
Diana Zuñiga is the Statewide Co-Coordinator at the Californians United for a Responsible Budget in Los Angeles. CURB is a coalition of over 70 grassroots organizations working towards curbing prison and jail spending, reducing the amount of people incarcerated and redirecting resources to alternatives to incarceration throughout the state. CURB also works with LA No More Jails and several Los Angeles organizations to monitor the LA jail plan and promote alternatives to incarceration.
Why LA’s $2 Billion Jail Plan Is Not a Done Deal
Diana Zuñiga: Given all of the shifts in leadership, in jail construction plans, in mandated jail reduction policies and in growing community pressure, is LA really committed to building new jails and high levels of incarceration?
Say No $2.3 Billion Jail Plan
Diana Zuniga: dvocacy groups from across Los Angeles County are saying no to the proposed $2.3 billion dollar jail plan that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor’s will consider on May 6th. Advocacy groups and service providers believe the Board of Supervisors would be making a huge mistake if they move forward on a costly jail plan.
Los Angeles Free Our Sisters Forum: Saturday, 14 September
An opportunity to network and enjoy an art exhibit, a musical performance, remarks from Mary Sutton and Margaret Prescod and a discussion on the impact of incarceration and policing on women.
Jerry Brown’s Corrections Budget: More Cages, Little Else
Diana Zuñiga: Jerry Brown’s “plan” keeps California on the same road we’ve been down for 30 years: more money going to corrections and even more allocated to prison expansions.
Reduced Drug Possession Penalties Can Save Money and Lives
Diana Zuñiga: Voters overwhelmingly believe that California’s prisons and jails are overcrowded and want more alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders.
