Californians for Safety and Justice

When everyone’s supported, everyone’s safe. Today marks the launch of Californians for Safety and Justice’s #JustSafe campaign. We are proud to bring real safety solutions to the forefront. Learn more at JUSTSAFE.ORG @safeandjust #CommunitySafety

New look. Same mission. Check out SafeAndJust.org! We’re creating new channels to help us grow the movement for #SafetyThatLasts and #JusticeThatHeals. It's never been more important to organize for a #JustSafe future. Join us.

davisvanguard.org/2025/10/trauma… “The choice before us is clear: continue pouring billions into enforcement that arrives too late, or finally invest in the healing infrastructure that can prevent violence from repeating.” Tinisch Hollins, CSJ

sfstandard.com/2025/10/03/lat… This story that really speaks to the foundational idea that drives CSJ work: people + communities who experience the most harm get the least help. Which is why it’s so critical we direct public safety funds to harm prevention in these communities.

🎤 “Survivor voices are always used to frame how parole is carried out… but what’s glaringly absent in that conversation is actual survivors.” This month we launch our “Survivors On Parole Reform” campaign & survey + continue the work to center survivor voices to effect change.

@TLM Indeed! 💯

@safeandjust So Powerful 👏👏

📑 New Report: • LOW recidivism among people older and serving lengthy sentences • HIGHER recidivism for folks serving shorter, nonviolent misdemeanors 💡More evidence to commit to strategies that prioritize treatment & low level crime prevention. calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…

@llozano1366270l This is EXACTLY the question we all want answered! And how can we balance some of the funding with rehabilitative and preventative programming that works?

@safeandjust I believe in treatment for addicts and alcoholics. My question is if prisons are shrinking why are we spending more than we were in the past?

“Safety isn’t just one intervention. It’s a shared strategy and requires an ecosystem of programs that residents trust.” Watch Aqeela Sherrill’s full TED talk: ted.com/talks/aqeela_s…

“Unfortunately, what Prop. 36 has laid bare is that it’s very difficult to do that — arguably impossible — unless we’re reducing the amount of money we’re spending every single year on the state prison system,” he said. “I don’t know that there’s a better strategy.”

sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/21/pro… “I think there’s almost uniform agreement that we need to commit to creating treatment and prevention infrastructure that literally millions of Californians have needed for generations,” - Will Matthews, CSJ

eltimpano.org/english/public… “Under-resourced communities, despite being exposed to high levels of trauma and violence, often have limited access to resources from the state. There are barriers to culturally-appropriate care, such as mental health services…” - Tinisch Hollins

calmatters.org/commentary/202… “AB 938 would’ve allowed judges to hear about the years of psychological manipulation and impossible choices survivors have to make. It didn’t create loopholes; it created fairness. It didn’t excuse harm; it acknowledged harm that was already done.”

latimes.com/california/sto… “obviously not a huge proponent of sending law enforcement into communities like that… But [Tinisch] Hollins points out that the rehabilitation aspect, the most innovative and arguably important aspect of California’s approach to crime, is getting lost…”

dailybreeze.com/2025/08/25/tin… “Assembly Bill 785, authored by Asm. LaShae Sharp-Collins, D-Los Angeles, would do just that by creating a mechanism to capture the money saved by prison closures and reinvesting funds into community programs known to prevent further incarceration…”

calmatters.org/commentary/202… “Americans who don’t want their criminal justice policies and budgets to be guided by deception should be cautious and skeptical when they hear claims from any of their elected or law enforcement leaders, not just their president.”

More proof of lower crime rates. CDCR had previously closed three institutions in Tracy, Susanville, and Blythe. Also, they have deactivated 11 facilities, portions of 2 facilities, and 42 housing units across 11 prisons.  Result: hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.

davisvanguard.org/2025/08/democr… ❗️Democratic mayors defend their cities’ efforts to reduce violent crime. 📉 Homicides are down 22.6% across the country since 2020. 🚨 Democratic mayors criticize media for sensationalizing crime, distorting public view.

latimes.com/california/new… “Homicides in LA are on track to hit a nearly 60-year low. Property crime across CA dipped in the last year and now stands at its lowest ebb in 3 decades. Yet a feeling persists that the Golden State has been tarnished by a wave of unchecked crime.”

davisvanguard.org/2025/07/proper… 🚨Property crime in California hit historic low before Prop. 36. 🚨Critics argue Prop. 36 is a solution to a non-existent problem. 🚨Early data shows increased felony filings and racial disparities.

davisvanguard.org/2025/07/califo… “The data show that 929,322 old conviction records were permanently cleared last year under Assembly Bill 1076 and Senate Bill 731—landmark laws aimed at reducing long-term barriers to employment, housing and education.“