Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)

Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky & TikTok ⛓️‍💥 Los Angeles Office:
Chuco's Justice Center
1137 E. Redondo Blvd.

Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) is a statewide coalition of over 70 grassroots organizations, founded in 2003. CURB works to reduce the number of people in prisons and jails, the number of prisons and jails in the state, and shift state and local spending priorities from corrections and policing to human services. Inglewood CA 90302

Mail us at: PO Box 73688
Los Angeles CA 90003

Though we respect the opinions of all who choose to post on our page, we also reserve the right to delete any statements which we find to be abusive.

🎙️Powerful words from an imprisoned comrade, Troy T Thomas in the California Health Care Facility on the harms of reform...
08/21/2026

🎙️Powerful words from an imprisoned comrade, Troy T Thomas in the California Health Care Facility on the harms of reforms that legitimize and expand the power of the prison industrial complex.

This analysis serves as an important reminder as we continue to witness attempts from the California state prison system to rebrand itself under the banner of perceived “kinder, gentler” cages as a means to justify maintenance of massive budgets and expansion, when all signs are pointing to the need to downsize.

The prison system does not need more $$ or more buildings to stop the state violence that the system itself manufactures in the first place. The fight continues until our folks come home.⛓️‍💥

Join us & in the loop 📲bit.ly/CURBsubscribe LINK IN BIO

☀️CURB’s Summer Fundraiser is underway! Donate today to support CURB’s work 📲 bit.ly/curbdonate26 LINK IN BIO Individual...
08/18/2026

☀️CURB’s Summer Fundraiser is underway!

Donate today to support CURB’s work 📲 bit.ly/curbdonate26 LINK IN BIO

Individual donors are the lifeblood of CURB. Your support gives us the flexibility to organize, respond quickly, and help our extended community achieve our collective goal goals across the state. ❤️

This year, our coalition:

✊🏾 Conducted 11 outreach days at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) prison, connecting with roughly 200 loved ones and bringing 93 into ongoing communication and organizing.

✊🏾 Helped win the announced closure of CRC—the fourth California prison closed or slated for closure since 2020! As of July 29th, CRC has officially been emptied.

✊🏾 Secured the passage of AB 137, preventing closed California state prisons from being reused for incarceration or immigration detention.

✊🏾 Grew the Budget Advocacy Rolodex to more than 50 advocates from 40 organizations, helping more than 800 people send over 9,300 letters advocating for care not cages throughout the budget season.

✊🏾 Expanded our work across migrant justice, racial justice, decarceration, and LA County, including supporting the fight against jail expansion and defending Care First investments.

🎁 Make a gift today. Every amount matters. Consider $5, $10, $20 a month—or whatever amount fits your budget. Select “Make this donation recurring” on the donation page linked in our bio.

Thank you for standing with us. ❤️

✊🏾This month we honor Black August, uplifting its origins and the ongoing organizing against oppressive prison condition...
08/13/2026

✊🏾This month we honor Black August, uplifting its origins and the ongoing organizing against oppressive prison conditions led by imprisoned people that its legacy has inspired— from the Attica Prison Rebellion, the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikes, fights to shut down ICE detention centers, to resistance today.

To stand in solidarity with current hunger strikers in detention centers follow BAJI, Detention Watch Network, Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice & Immigrant Legal Resource Center for critical updates and actions!

As the prison industrial complex (PIC) continually tries to expand in response to pressure from our movements, Black August serves as a compass reminding us not to settle for anything less than liberation. 

Tracing the legacy of Black August is helpful to understanding how the prison system continues to attempt expansion, often under the banner of reforms masked as progress. These attempts are designed to justify power-grabs, while co-opting, de-radicalizing, and quelling resistance efforts. The origins of Black August reground us in the system we are fighting against and insights from imprisoned-led movements over time guide our efforts today. 

The foundations of Black August rest in the legacy of Black Radical Tradition, since the moment enslaved Africans were forced to what is now the US. The term, Black August, itself originated in 1979, to honor fallen political prisoners and decades of struggle within the prison system and by Black people over time.

We honor political prisoners and freedom fighters like George & Jonathan Jackson, W.L. Nolen, Fleeta Drumgo, John Clutchette, Ruchell Magee, Safiya Bukhari, Assata Shakur, and so many more, including those still in cages today. This month, we renew our commitment to political struggle toward liberation. ❤️

✊🏾This month we honor Black August, uplifting its origins and the ongoing organizing against oppressive prison condition...
08/13/2026

✊🏾This month we honor Black August, uplifting its origins and the ongoing organizing against oppressive prison conditions led by imprisoned people that its legacy has inspired— from the Attica Prison Rebellion, the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikes, fights to shut down ICE detention centers, to resistance today.

To stand in solidarity with current hunger strikers in detention centers follow BAJI, Detention Watch Network, Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice & Immigrant Legal Resource Center for critical updates and actions!

As the prison industrial complex (PIC) continually tries to expand in response to pressure from our movements, Black August serves as a compass reminding us not to settle for anything less than liberation. 

Tracing the legacy of Black August is helpful to understanding how the prison system continues to attempt expansion, often under the banner of reforms masked as progress. These attempts are designed to justify power-grabs, while co-opting, de-radicalizing, and quelling resistance efforts. The origins of Black August reground us in the system we are fighting against and insights from imprisoned-led movements over time guide our efforts today. 

The foundations of Black August rest in the legacy of Black Radical Tradition, since the moment enslaved Africans were forced to what is now the US. The term, Black August, itself originated in 1979, to honor fallen political prisoners and decades of struggle within the prison system and by Black people over time.

We honor fallen political prisoners like George Jackson, W.L. Nolen, Fleeta Drumgo, John Clutchette, Ruchell Magee, Safiya Bukhari, Assata Shakur, and so many more, including those still in cages today. This month, we renew our commitment to political struggle toward liberation. ❤️

✊🏾This month we honor Black August, uplifting its origins and the ongoing organizing against oppressive prison condition...
08/13/2026

✊🏾This month we honor Black August, uplifting its origins and the ongoing organizing against oppressive prison conditions led by imprisoned people that its legacy has inspired— from the Attica Prison Rebellion, the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikes, fights to shut down ICE detention centers, to resistance today.

To stand in solidarity with current hunger strikers in detention centers follow BAJI, Detention Watch Network, Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice & Immigrant Legal Resource Center for critical updates and actions!

As the prison industrial complex (PIC) continually tries to expand in response to pressure from our movements, Black August serves as a compass reminding us not to settle for anything less than liberation. 

Tracing the legacy of Black August is helpful to understanding how the prison system continues to attempt expansion, often under the banner of reforms masked as progress. These attempts are designed to justify power-grabs, while co-opting, de-radicalizing, and quelling resistance efforts. The origins of Black August reground us in the system we are fighting against and insights from imprisoned-led movements over time guide our efforts today. 

The foundations of Black August rest in the legacy of Black Radical Tradition, since the moment enslaved Africans were forced to what is now the US. The term, Black August, itself originated in 1979, to honor fallen political prisoners and decades of struggle within the prison system and by Black people over time.

We honor fallen political prisoners like George Jackson, W.L.Nolan, Fleeta Drumgo, John Clutchette, Ruchell Magee, Safiya Bukhari, Assata Shakur, and so many more, including those still in cages today. This month, we renew our commitment to political struggle toward liberation. ❤️

☀️📢 CURB’s 2026 Annual Summer Fundraiser is here! We’re working hard to raise $10,000 this month to sustain the organizi...
08/04/2026

☀️📢 CURB’s 2026 Annual Summer Fundraiser is here!

We’re working hard to raise $10,000 this month to sustain the organizing, advocacy, and public education needed to bring people home, close prisons and jails, and move public dollars toward housing, healthcare, and community-based safety.

❤️ Donate today: bit.ly/curbdonate26. Link in bio!

Recurring donors are the lifeblood of grassroots organizing. Become a monthly donor at the $5, $10, $20 level—or more—by selecting “Make this donation recurring” on the donation page.

This year, our coalition turned organizing into action:

💥 Won the closure of CRC. After two years of inside-outside organizing, California announced the closure of the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. Four state prisons have now closed or been scheduled for closure since 2020, generating an estimated $900 million in annual savings.

💥 Stopped closed prisons from becoming ICE detention centers. CURB and our partners mobilized thousands of advocacy letters and helped pass AB 137, permanently prohibiting closed state prisons from being reused for immigration detention or any other carceral purpose.

💥 Defended Measure J in Los Angeles County. CURB became the lead organizational plaintiff in litigation to protect voter-mandated investments in community services and alternatives to incarceration.

💥 Organized across prison walls. Our campaign connected with approximately 200 loved ones outside CRC, with 93 joining ongoing communication and organizing. We continue corresponding with more than 400 incarcerated people.

💥 Built statewide power. Approximately 50 advocates across 40 organizations helped more than 400 people send 4,200 letters supporting care-first budget priorities.

California continues pouring billions into prisons, jails, and detention while communities face cuts to the services that actually create safety. CURB is organizing for additional prison closures, expanded releases, an end to jail and detention expansion, and sustained investment in care.

❤️ Thank you for showing up for CURB and this movement. We need you with us to face the obstacles that are sure to come. 

🗓️SAVE THE DATE - SEPTEMBER 29⏰9:00 AM - 4:00 PM📍CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOLJoin FUEL EndLWOP, drop_lwop, CCWP, Felony Murd...
07/30/2026

🗓️SAVE THE DATE - SEPTEMBER 29
⏰9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
📍CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL

Join FUEL EndLWOP, drop_lwop, CCWP, Felony Murder Elimination Project, and CURB at the California State Capitol for the 3rd Annual LWOP Walk for Life Walkathon: Walk for Healing and Hope.

From September 26 to October 3, we stand in solidarity with incarcerated communities on prison yards throughout the state who will be part of a powerful Week of Walks.

The week of action will culminate in a powerful gathering at the California State Capitol on September 29, where we come together to uplift hope, healing, and the call for change.

Stay tuned for more information to come!

07/22/2026

Hey community! We have some new followers so figured we’d reintroduce ourselves! 💖

Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) is a Black led coalition made up over over 100 grassroots organizations working together to…

💫Reduce the number of people imprisoned in California
💫Reduce the number of prisons, jails & detention centers in CA
💫Shift wasteful spending away from cages & towards life-affirming community investments

✊🏾and this work is only possible with people power. Join the movement & stay in the loop: bit.ly/CURBsubscribe ❤️‍🔥

📣💥FINAL 2026 BUGDET PUSH💥📣Quick action 📲bit.ly/budgetaction26 LINK IN BIO✊🏾🔥This community’s powerful advocacy is creati...
06/16/2026

📣💥FINAL 2026 BUGDET PUSH💥📣

Quick action 📲bit.ly/budgetaction26 LINK IN BIO

✊🏾🔥This community’s powerful advocacy is creating momentum in the Capitol! The California Legislature’s final version of the 2026-27 State Budget includes some of our coalition’s topline demands:

💥 1 additional prison closure!!!
💥 Rejection of Corcoran “honor yard” expansion

Governor Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom has until June 30th to sign the 2026-27 Enacted budget. Before then, we must continue demanding that Newsom officially commits to this proposed prison closure, investments in vital services, and further Corrections reductions! 📣

Email and call Gov Newsom TODAY⤵️

📧Click 2 Send Letter 📲 bit.ly/budgetaction26
☎️ Call the Governor’s office at (916) 445-2841.
You can use the following script:

“Hello, my name is [Name] from [City]. I’m calling to urge Governor Newsom to follow the Legislature’s calls for an additional prison closure in the 2026–27 Enacted Budget, reject prison expansion projects, and protect the Legislature’s proposed investments in survivor services, immigrant defense, and community-based programs while rejecting further investments in the Corrections budget.”

Onward!

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