California Coalition for Women Prisoners

California Coalition for Women Prisoners Grassroots organizing with members inside & outside jails/prisons, challenging violence against women, transgender people & communities of color by the PIC

We mourn the tragic losses of Tamara and Betty. 🤍🕊️On March 26, 2026, CCWP and the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley...
06/09/2026

We mourn the tragic losses of Tamara and Betty. 🤍🕊️

On March 26, 2026, CCWP and the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley Law issued a comprehensive report—”No Time to Wait”—on the dire living conditions and need for release of the 740 elders in CA’s two women’s prisons, Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California Institution for Women in Corona.

We have since had two additional, unnecessary deaths of women incarcerated at CIW: Tamara Hinkle (age 49), who served over 30 years on a Life Without Parole sentence; and Elizabeth “Betty” Broderick (age 78), who served over 22 years.

This loss of life is preventable. We must strengthen and expand release pathways for people in women’s prisons, including via Elderly Parole. Contact your legislators today and urge them to protect this vital program.

06/02/2026

Learn the backstory of CCWP’s memorial quilt honoring survivors of forced sterilizations, and how the art pieces represent resistance, healing, and community care in the face of state violence.

TOMORROW!!! 📣 There’s still time to register — please take a minute to RSVP so we have the proper headcount for food. Up...
06/01/2026

TOMORROW!!! 📣 There’s still time to register — please take a minute to RSVP so we have the proper headcount for food. Updated panelists listed here. Can’t wait to see ya’ll.

BAY AREA, ALL OUT FRIDAY! 📢🕯️Join us and spread the word. We are still fighting for accountability and to prevent this h...
05/20/2026

BAY AREA, ALL OUT FRIDAY! 📢🕯️Join us and spread the word. We are still fighting for accountability and to prevent this horrific abuse in the future.

It’s been a year since we secured a historic legal victory over the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) with the leadership and orga...
05/19/2026

It’s been a year since we secured a historic legal victory over the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) with the leadership and organizing of courageous FCI Dublin survivors. For the first time in BOP history, a Consent Decree was put in place to ensure unprecedented oversight and enforceable protections for hundreds of people incarcerated in federal women’s prisons.

We’ve won a lot. We’ve struggled a lot. We’ve learned a lot. We continue to fight alongside people inside, to free survivors, and to block the potential reopening of the facility for ICE.

Join us Thursday 5/28 to learn more!

Some stories aren’t just spoken - they’re sewn. Join us for Reproductive Justice & CA Women’s Prisons, a panel and exhib...
05/14/2026

Some stories aren’t just spoken - they’re sewn. Join us for Reproductive Justice & CA Women’s Prisons, a panel and exhibit hosted by the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and co-sponsoring organizations. Bear witness to a memorial quilt honoring survivors of forced sterilization inside CA women prisons, and hear directly from formerly incarcerated advocates on the issues, movements, and bills pushing for change right now. Please register at bit.ly/ccwp6226 (link in bio).

We are devastated by the loss of our sister Tamara Hinkle. 🦋🕯️🕊️ We will always remember your loving soul and your fierc...
05/09/2026

We are devastated by the loss of our sister Tamara Hinkle. 🦋🕯️🕊️ We will always remember your loving soul and your fierce advocacy. Please donate generously to support Tamara’s family and honor her legacy.

Space is limited! RSVP today using link in bio. 🌺This event will host an art exhibit of the memorial quilts that honor s...
05/06/2026

Space is limited! RSVP today using link in bio. 🌺

This event will host an art exhibit of the memorial quilts that honor survivors of forced sterilization inside the women’s prisons, share out the “Know Your Reproductive Rights in Prison” resource guide, and a panel discussion with formerly incarcerated people and advocates tackling reproductive injustice in women’s facilities. Our aim for this event is to not only center the experiences of incarcerated people, but uplift current legislative efforts that work to address ongoing harms of incarceration.

Light refreshments will be provided.

🗞️ FRESH OFF THE PRESS: Read CCWP member Jane Dorotik’s op-ed in the Sacramento Bee. She explains the reality of prison ...
04/24/2026

🗞️ FRESH OFF THE PRESS: Read CCWP member Jane Dorotik’s op-ed in the Sacramento Bee. She explains the reality of prison conditions and elder parole — and what motivated her to help produce our new report, No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders From California Women’s Prisons.

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