AB 2833 – Restorative Justice Integrity Act Assemblymember McKinnor, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Restorative Justice, today announced the introduction of AB 2833, The Restorative Justice Integrity Act, which will safeguard the integrity of Restorative Justice processes statewide. Read further
Coalition Celebrates Restorative Justice Notification Bill Signed into Law Governor Newsom signs new law notifying survivors of crime their right to access Restorative Justice as an alternative to the criminal justice system. SACRAMENTO, CA: Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 60 into law, giving victims and survivors of harm the right to be notified about the...
Returning home from being incarcerated can feel a lot like starting from ground zero, but that doesn’t have to be the case. On April 16, our Women Rising program hosted annual gratitude event, where we launched a Community Closet open for women returning home to access free necessities every Thursday and Friday. Thank you to...
Summer is just around the corner, which means our youth-led program, Project WHAT! (PW), is full swing into spring enrollment. Over the summer, PW hires and pays children of incarcerated parents, equipping them with invaluable professional skills. If you or anyone you know connects with young people ages 12 – 17, please have them complete...
Our Rising Voices theater group is gearing up to attend and participate in performances across the Bay Area! As part of our Women Rising Program, members of Rising Voices develop their performance skills while building community, confidence, and empowering one another. We’re currently recruiting more formerly incarcerated TAY women to join us – please help...
Join us for a Spring Event featuring CW’s 25+ years of restorative justice and the arts. We’ll be honoring our founder Ruth Morgan’s legacy and looking ahead to what’s ahead for CW. Thursday, May 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm at 95 Linden Street. RSVP here.
On June 25th, Rising Voices will be performed with the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project at PianoFight Theater in Oakland. The theme of Rising Voices’ set is “What You Don’t See When You Look at Me”, a theme the women selected because it speaks to the pre-judgements, bias and misconceptions people hold about individuals who...
On June 25th, Rising Voices will be performed with the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project at PianoFight Theater in Oakland. The theme of Rising Voices’ set is “What You Don’t See When You Look at Me”, a theme the women selected because it speaks to the pre-judgements, bias and misconceptions people hold about individuals who...
