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1. Notes from the Mental Health Advisory Board CFJL Ad Hoc Committee by Myrna Schwartz Some history:  In August 2024, the CFJL Task Force...

Mayor Barbara Lee joined the public to encourage the Board of Supervisors to release Measure W funds. Measure W, passed narrowly by...

by Bob Britton Supervisors David Haubert and Nate Miley are proposing an ordinance amendment to significantly increase the dollar amount...

by Pastor Jim Hopkins There are three main categories of violence reduction strategies: prevention, intervention, and community change....

Volunteers handwrite holiday cards for incarcerated folks during the Friendsgiving gathering in 2023. by Uma Nagarajan-Swenson (LSPC)...

Santa Rita guards entering Maurice Monk’s cell after he was unresponsive. The Stop Deaths and Harm in the Jail (SDHJ) group is engaged in...

The Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails delivered a plea on July 10, 2025, signed by 39 Religious leaders (see below) to the...

In February 2025, the CFCC met with Michelle Starratt, the Alameda County director of housing; she provided insight into the current...

ICE Out of Dublin Campaign (Pleasanton Weekly: Peg Hunter) Under the new federal administration, moves are being made to re-commission...

Pastor Brian K. Woodson, Sr., addresses the Board. A successful campaign to present urgent concerns about poor medical care in Alameda...

ICJJ’s commitment to justice in our jails compels our engagement with county- and state-wide efforts to address the destructive nexus...

Public Education / Civil Engagement ICJJ Cosponsored a Sheriff Oversight town hall meeting with the ACLU, the League of Women Voters, and...