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Restore Our Voice
150 Stories of Inmates
102 Mark Wilcox
103 Michael James
101 James Allen
104 Alvis Bailey
105 Marvin Newsome
106 Alan Barnes
107 Linda Susan Teague
108 Richard Eagan
109 Raphael Rayford
110 James Jackson
Graphics by Prisoners
"Abraham Lincoln" by Sotero Monteon
"John Wayne" by Sotero Monteon
"Homeless" by Sotero Monteon
"Akita/Shepard Mix" by Sotero Monteon
"Akita/Shepard Mix Portrait" by Sotero Monteon
"Heart and Roses" by Robert Stevens
"Model Cell" by William Vavrek
"Welcome to California" by Rene
"Unjustice" by Gino Hernandez
"Cowboy" by Sotero Monteon
Inside FACTS Newsletters
Inside FACTS Newsletter July 2007
Strikers
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Dashawn
Thomas
Mark G
Alain
Steven R
Tarik
Thomas M
Tony H
Wayne
Writings by Prisoners
UNDENIABLY DISPROPORTIONATE by Dortell Williams
THREE STRIKES: THE DOWNTOWN PROTEST by Dortell Williams
Prison Death Poses Health Dangers By Kenneth G. Keel
A DARK TESTAMENT TO OUR TWO AMERICAS by Dortell Williams
August 4, 2007 Sent to FACTS by Third Striker Robert Morales
"Awaken" Ricky Lee Ruiz 25-To-Life for Petty Theft.
Righteous Man by Michael Smith
Did You Know? by Loretta Clark
Meth Doesn’t Discriminate by Dortell Williams
Haunted by the Thought by Dortell Williams
About the Three Strikes Law
"The Three Strikes Reform Act of 2008"
Rally in Support of "The Three Strikes Reform Act of 2008" Wednesday, April 16th at Noon Governor's Office in Downtown Los Angeles
Initiative Endorsers as of 3-24-08
San Fernando Valley Residents Announce Support for "The Three Strikes Reform Act of 2008"
Summary of "The Three Strikes Reform Act of 2008"
Signature Gathering: The Basic Rules
Individual Endorsement Form
Organizational Endorsement Form
Church Endorsement Form
Title and Summary of "The Three Strikes Reform Act of 2008"
Juntando Firmas: La Reglas Basicas
3-Strikes Law in a Nutshell
3-Strikes Law in a Nutshell
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Voter Information for Proposition 184
About Prop. 66
THE THREE STRIKES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 2004
Yes on 66 Endorsement List
Selected County Results for Proposition 66
FACTS About California's Three Strikes Law
Three Strikes Studies & Articles
Three Strikes: Can We Return to Rationality?
R A C I A L D I V I D E An Examination of the Impact of California’s Three Strikes Law on African-Americans and Latinos
A Primer: Three Strikes - The Impact After More Than a Decade.
A Proposal for a Wholesale Reform of California’s Sentencing Practice and Policy.
The Impact of Three-Strikes: A Socio-Legal Perspective.
The California Three Strikes Law: The Undemocratic Production of Injustice
Three Strikes and You’re Out: Estimated Benefits and Costs of California’s New Mandatory-Sentencing Law.
From Classrooms to Cellblocks: How Prison Building Affects Higher Education and African American Enrollment in California.
Striking Out: The Failure of California's "Three Strikes and You're Out"
Aging Behind Bars: "Three Strikes" Seven Years Later. The Sentencing Project.
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December 6th, 6:30 pm Empty Holidays
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Chapters
December 3rd at 6:30pm San Francisco/Oakland area Meeting to Discuss Three Strikes Reform
Central California
Friday, December 21st Candlelight vigil Fresno and M Street in Fresno
Modesto Chapter
Fresno FACTS
Bakersfield Chapter
March 31, 2008 Great-grandmother leads effort to try to amend 3 Strikes law Eyewitness News - Bakersfield
Bakersfield Announces Petition Drive
BAKERSFIELD FACTS took their message to the Liberty Bell
Monday, September 24th @ 6:00 pm Special Meeting called by Bakersfield FACTS
September 14 2007 Families hold vigil to change law BY TARA MCLAUGHLIN, Bakersfield Californian staff writer
Bakersfield Chapter Meetings
Inland Empire
July 23rd - Ontario Library - 6:30 pm Public Forum on the Prison Industrial Complex
What We've been Doing & What We Will be Doing
Inland Empire's Town Hall Meeting
Los Angeles County
East San Fernando Valley Chapter
Compton/Watts Chapter
Compton Daily Bulletin Covers the Compton Press Conference
2-12-08 Press Conference on Compton City Hall Steps Compton FACTS Announces Petition Campaign
8-23-2007 From prison to freedom By Shirley Hawkins Our Weekly Newspaper
7-31-07 Compton City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Three Strikes Reform
East San Fernando Chapter
East San Fernando Chapter
El Monte Chapter - San Gabriel FACTS
La Opinion Newspaper Reports on Chapter's Effort to Reform the Three Strikes Law
FACTS- San Gabriel Valley is on the move
Buy a magazine & raise money for the El Monte chapter of San Gabriel FACTS
Long Beach Chapter
September 9, 2007 St. Luke's Church opened it's Doors and its heart to FACTS
South Los Angeles Chapter
West San Fernando Chapter
West San Fernando Valley Chapter
Northern California
San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area chapters (Livermore, San Jose and SF) will have their candle light vigil on Saturday December 8th at 6pm outside the San Jose county Jail For more info or directions contact Irene at 408.287.1030 or Cat at 925.454.1722. Thanks!
Alameda County FACTS - Livermore Chapter
Shasta County FACTS
San Jose FACTS
Orange County
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3-Striker Quilt
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November 2007 Striker Newsletter
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July 2007
November 2004
November 2005
January 2007
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From the Beginning
Chronology of events from 1991 through December of 1998
May 7, 1998
May 14, 1998
February 20, 1998
June 29, 1992
Early 1993
April 20, 1993
Summer of 1993
October 1, 1993
Early 1994
Spring of 1994
Chronology of events during 1999
July 30, 1999
August 31, 1999
October 30, 1999
Sept. 31, 1999
March 7, 1999
June 10, 1999
September 27, 1999
June 10, 1999
June 29, 1999
September 22, 1999
Chronology of events during 2000
July 15, 2000
August 15-16, 2000
August 13-14, 2000
June 24, 2000
March 4, 2000
November 7, 2000
February 5, 2000
February 12th and 19th, 2000
February 25, 2000
January 17, 2000
Chronology of events during 2001
March 6, 2001
February 23-26, 2001
January 15, 2001
Dec. 15th, 2001
October 6, 2001
March 10, 2001
April 26, 2001
June 7, 2001
October 9, 2001
Nov. 2nd, 2001
Chronology of events during 2002
Oct. 19, 2002
Nov. 5, 2002
January 15, 2002
January 21, 2002
March 9, 2002
Oct. 5, 2002
Oct. 26, 2002
January 22, 2002
February 7, 2002
March 12, 2002
Getting Involved
Purpose of Families to Amend California's 3-Strikes
Short History of FACTS: Families to Amend California's Three Strikes
Become a Member of FACTS
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Start a FACTS chapter in your community
Sample Press Advisory
Tips for Doing an Interview (media)
Sample Meeting Agenda
Basic Information About FACTS
Your Right To Demonstrate
Basic Information About FACTS in Spanish
Role of a Chapter in Spanish
Principles of Three Strikes Reform
Summary of the Main Arguments to Oppose Three Strikes
What To Do After You Send the Press Advisory
Taking Our Message into the Communities
December 6th, 6:30 pm Empty Holidays
EMPTY HOLIDAYS
October 4th at 5:30 pm Bakersfield Rally for Justice at the Liberty Bell
Friday Sept. 14th @ 7:00pm Living Stones For Christ Tabernacle 1631 Lake St. Bakersfield Ca, 93305
October 20, 2007 FACTS Annual Dinner
August 19th @ 5:30 pm Compton/Watts Chapter presents film about the wrongfully convicted
South L.A. FACTS at Juneteenth Celebration in Leimert Park
June 8, 2007 LA Chapter members celebrate victory!
June 8th 11:00 am The Los Angeles City Council heard members of LA FACTS and the Green Party on the issue of Three Strikes Reform
September 9th Three Strikes Sunday at St Luke's Church
The Boards
FACTS Education Fund Board of Directors
Families to Amend California's Three Strikes - FACTS Acting Board
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4-21-2008 Prison Break BOB PADECKY Santa Rosa Press Democrat
March 5, 2008 From a Mothers Heart
Speech written for an MLK Day Breakfast
08/22/2007 Those on parole have paid their debts Kim Carter San Bernardino County Sun
6-12-07 A California Fetish English Final by Miguel Felix Youth Justice Coalition Cop Watch Long Beach FACTS
6-6-07 Prison Expansion is Doomed to be a Monumental and Expensive Failure By Donna J. Warren
May 9, 2007 MOST LEGISLATORS DO NOT DESERVE TAXPAYERS TRUST By Barbara J. Brooks, Orange County Chapter FACTS
5-1-07 Response to Sac Bee Editorial Daniel Weintraub: Prison compromise isn't ideal, but it's a good start
04/28/2007 transcript of Guest Host CDCR Secretary James Tilton Discussion of Prison Reform in Governor’s Weekly Radio Address (English and Spanish)
Protest the wholesale approval of the largest prison expansion in the history of this country.
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Press Room
Editorials in Response to Legislators Vote to Expand Prisons
June 10, 2007 Prison cowardice Inland Empire Editorial
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Today's editorial: Voters cut out of deal Orange County Register
May 22, 2007 Editorial: Brain-dead priorities Editorial Sacramento Bee
May 20, 2007 The Orange Grove: Prison deal froze out voters. Editorial - OC Register
Saturday, May 12, 2007, Sacramento Bee Editorials: Safe prison option
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Editorial Stealth legislation San Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Daniel Weintraub: Prison compromise isn't ideal, but it's a good start
Sunday, April 29, 2007 Today's editorial: Prison deal is more of the same An Orange County Register editorial
Prison Plan Falls Short San Francisco Chronicle Friday, April 27, 2007
April 27, 2007 - SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE Prison reform: Legislature fixes only part of the problem
FACTS Press Statements, Releases, Letters to Editors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2007 PRISON DIET POSES HEALTH DANGERS By Kenneth G. Keel
Truth, Lies and Three Strikes
In the News
April 22, 2008 California pays rising price for prison growth By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Prison Break Editorial in the LA Times April 17, 2008
VIDEOS ADDED TO WEBSITE
01/02/08 Study ties Dropouts to Violent Crime Rate By Anne Dudley Ellis / The Fresno Bee
01/02/08 Study ties Dropouts to Violent Crime Rate By Anne Dudley Ellis / The Fresno Bee
March 06, 2008 Stacking the deck Father Raymond J. de Souza
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6,900 Beds Cut in Prison Plan By Andy Furillo - afurillo@sacbee. com
Monday, Feb 11 2008 Doughnut case dismissed BY STEVEN MAYER, Californian staff writer E-mail: smayer@bakersfield. com
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Bakersfield February 1st - Three Strikes Rally
Resources for Prisoners and Families
Books, Studies, Articles, Background Material
June 2007 California State Auditors Report
Family Guide to Visiting California State Prisons
Understanding California Corrections A Policy Research Program Report Joan Petersilia
Still Striking Out: Ten Years of California's Three Strikes Law
Unjust Sentencing and the California Three Strikes Law
California’s Criminal Justice System A Primer January 2007
California Court Cases
Filed 5/15/07 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIAM LOUIS THOMA, Defendant and Appellant. 2d Crim. No. B170355
2007 Case regarding Censorship
February 20, 2007 Superior Court of California, County Of Sacramento Decision re out of state transfers
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5-07 CDCR publication "Successes and Challenges"
CDCR stats on Striker population
CDCR Population Stats on 2nd and 3rd Strikers
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Kern Valley State Prison Network
Journey for Justice
Justice For Juveniles
Justice Now
Justice Policy Institute
Justice:Denied-- The Magazine for the Wrongly Convicted
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Making the Walls Transparent
Medical Assisted Treatment
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Prisoners and Their Families
How A Bill Becomes Law
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Prisoner and Arrestee Stories
Say it With a Picture - political graphics & cartoons
Tough on Crime Looks at Prisons (with a blind eye)
Bullies & Babies
The Writ of Habeas Corpus
The Writ of Habeas Corpus
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