<description>This week on Everyday Injustice we have a conversation with Louis Baca, who as a youth committed a murder and was sentenced to Life without Parole.

Baca discusses how he came to commit a crime, and also how he has been able to address his childhood trauma and educate himself without any promise that he will ever get out.

He talks about what we have learned about juvenile brain development and how California laws have slowly adapted to the science.

Baca also discusses how he is giving back, helping other youths who are from a similar background and how he can back to the community even if he remains incarcerated.</description>

This week on Everyday Injustice we have a convers…

This week on Everyday Injustice we have a conversation with Louis Baca, who as a youth committed a murder and was sentenced to Life without Parole.

Baca discusses how he came to commit a crime, and also how he has been able to address his childhood trauma and educate himself without any promise that he will ever get out.

He talks about what we have learned about juvenile brain development and how California laws have slowly adapted to the science.

Baca also discusses how he is giving back, helping other youths who are from a similar background and how he can back to the community even if he remains incarcerated.

Everyday Injustice Episode 261 – Conversation with Youth Serving LWOP

<description>On November 5, 2024, the California voters passed Prop 36 by an overwhelming margin, partially rolling back Prop 47 passed a decade ago.
Everyday Injustice discusses with Sikander Iqbal of the Urban Peace Movement exactly what this means for California and the future of criminal justice reform.

As Iqbal told us, a key factor in the passage of Prop 36 was the role of viral videos of smash and grabs - even though for the most part, such crimes would not be impacted by the change in law.

Voters were repeatedly told that Prop 47 has hindered the prosecution of retail theft, even though California remains one of the tougher states in terms of the felony threshold for grand theft, and California’s crime rate has paralleled that of states without such criminal justice reform.

Listen as Sikander Iqbal talks about the electoral defeats for criminal justice reform across California and how they bode for the future.
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On November 5, 2024, the California voters passed…

On November 5, 2024, the California voters passed Prop 36 by an overwhelming margin, partially rolling back Prop 47 passed a decade ago.
Everyday Injustice discusses with Sikander Iqbal of the Urban Peace Movement exactly what this means for California and the future of criminal justice reform.

As Iqbal told us, a key factor in the passage of Prop 36 was the role of viral videos of smash and grabs - even though for the most part, such crimes would not be impacted by the change in law.

Voters were repeatedly told that Prop 47 has hindered the prosecution of retail theft, even though California remains one of the tougher states in terms of the felony threshold for grand theft, and California’s crime rate has paralleled that of states without such criminal justice reform.

Listen as Sikander Iqbal talks about the electoral defeats for criminal justice reform across California and how they bode for the future.


Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 260: Prop 36 Discussion

<description>In July 2024, a woman died from a heat-related illness while incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, California.

According to California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), the woman's death was due to heat stroke and prison neglect. However, CDCR claims the cause was related to pre-existing health conditions.

Elizabeth Nomura, state membership organizer for the CCWP told the Guardian, “I’ve had heatstroke before [while incarcerated] and I know what it feels like to be so dehydrated that you can’t see. They are sitting in a room, toasting in what feels like an oven. They’re all suffering.”

Everyday Injustice talked to Amika Mota of Sister Warriors.  Mota told everyday injustice that while the Chowchilla has swamp coolers that are meant to lower temperatures and fans, they weren’t working properly.

As extreme heat increases with Climate Change, this figures to become an even larger problem.

The Sister Warriors are  a member-led organization of over 5,000 formerly and currently incarcerated and systems-impacted women and trans people of all genders, founded in 2017 at a convening of over 200 systems-impacted people in Oakland. 

“We improve conditions for women and trans people of all genders by fighting for – and winning – policies and systems change that center the needs and experiences of communities most impacted by systems of exploitation, criminalization, and incarceration throughout the state.”

The answer that Mota offers isn’t better cooling systems – though they are needed – it is fewer incarcerated people.
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In July 2024, a woman died from a heat-related il…

In July 2024, a woman died from a heat-related illness while incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, California.

According to California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), the woman's death was due to heat stroke and prison neglect. However, CDCR claims the cause was related to pre-existing health conditions.

Elizabeth Nomura, state membership organizer for the CCWP told the Guardian, “I’ve had heatstroke before [while incarcerated] and I know what it feels like to be so dehydrated that you can’t see. They are sitting in a room, toasting in what feels like an oven. They’re all suffering.”

Everyday Injustice talked to Amika Mota of Sister Warriors.  Mota told everyday injustice that while the Chowchilla has swamp coolers that are meant to lower temperatures and fans, they weren’t working properly.

As extreme heat increases with Climate Change, this figures to become an even larger problem.

The Sister Warriors are  a member-led organization of over 5,000 formerly and currently incarcerated and systems-impacted women and trans people of all genders, founded in 2017 at a convening of over 200 systems-impacted people in Oakland. 

“We improve conditions for women and trans people of all genders by fighting for – and winning – policies and systems change that center the needs and experiences of communities most impacted by systems of exploitation, criminalization, and incarceration throughout the state.”

The answer that Mota offers isn’t better cooling systems – though they are needed – it is fewer incarcerated people.


Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 259: Heat and Incarceration – Life in An Oven

<description>This week on Everyday Injustice we talk to McCracken Poston about the story behind Zenith Man - Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom.

Poston, was a four term member of the Georgia House of Representatives who got caught up in the shift of Georgia Politics and lost a bid for the US Congress.

Poston found himself representing a most unusual client - a man once revered as a natural TV repairman who had also suffered several downfalls, including being accused of holding his wife captive in their basement for almost three decades before killing her.

When Alvin Ridley’s wife was discovered dead in her home, residents of the small town of Ringgold, GA assumed the recluse, hoarder, and odd figure naturally murdered her.

Poston tells us the story behind the case and the man, Alvin Ridley.</description>

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk to McCrac…

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk to McCracken Poston about the story behind Zenith Man - Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom.

Poston, was a four term member of the Georgia House of Representatives who got caught up in the shift of Georgia Politics and lost a bid for the US Congress.

Poston found himself representing a most unusual client - a man once revered as a natural TV repairman who had also suffered several downfalls, including being accused of holding his wife captive in their basement for almost three decades before killing her.

When Alvin Ridley’s wife was discovered dead in her home, residents of the small town of Ringgold, GA assumed the recluse, hoarder, and odd figure naturally murdered her.

Poston tells us the story behind the case and the man, Alvin Ridley.

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 258: The Zenith Man and Wrongful Suspicion

<description>This week Everyday Injustice talks with Kevin Cosney, the Associate Director and Co-Founder of the California Black Power Network.

The CA Black Power Network is a united ecosystem of Black grassroots organizations working together to change the lived conditions of Black Californians by dismantling systemic and anti-Black racism.

They have launched the Million Voters Project - a multi-racial, multigenerational coalition made up of nine community-driven state and regional networks, will launch the largest field campaign in the state to get out the vote for the November 5th election.

Cosney talks about their efforts to mobilize for Prop 5 which they believe “will help local cities and counties meet the demand for affordable housing and kick start public improvement projects like schools, libraries, parks, transportation and water resources.” 

At the same time, they are attempting to stop Prop 36, an initiative they say “will eliminate vital mental health services and crime prevention programs approved by California voters a decade ago.”

Regarding Prop 36, James Woodson, executive director of California Black Power Network, and MVP steering committee member says, “Proposition 36 is a lie. It will increase our prison and jail population and take away funding for mental health services, trauma recovery centers, youth programs, rehabilitation, and treatment, programs that are proven to promote community safety. That is why we are turning out our communities to vote No on Proposition 36.</description>

This week Everyday Injustice talks with Kevin Cos…

This week Everyday Injustice talks with Kevin Cosney, the Associate Director and Co-Founder of the California Black Power Network.

The CA Black Power Network is a united ecosystem of Black grassroots organizations working together to change the lived conditions of Black Californians by dismantling systemic and anti-Black racism.

They have launched the Million Voters Project - a multi-racial, multigenerational coalition made up of nine community-driven state and regional networks, will launch the largest field campaign in the state to get out the vote for the November 5th election.

Cosney talks about their efforts to mobilize for Prop 5 which they believe “will help local cities and counties meet the demand for affordable housing and kick start public improvement projects like schools, libraries, parks, transportation and water resources.” 

At the same time, they are attempting to stop Prop 36, an initiative they say “will eliminate vital mental health services and crime prevention programs approved by California voters a decade ago.”

Regarding Prop 36, James Woodson, executive director of California Black Power Network, and MVP steering committee member says, “Proposition 36 is a lie. It will increase our prison and jail population and take away funding for mental health services, trauma recovery centers, youth programs, rehabilitation, and treatment, programs that are proven to promote community safety. That is why we are turning out our communities to vote No on Proposition 36.

Everyday Injustice Podcast #257: Affordable Housing and Mass Incarceration on the California Ballot

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