Drop Lwop Rally in Sacramento

On Monday, August 6th, 2018, CCWP joined CURB and many other organizations to deliver an open letter to Governor Brown asking him to change all LWOP sentences to parole-eligible sentences (over 100 organizations signed the letter!). We also held a powerful rally on the steps of the capitol to join forces in our fight against […]

Felony-murder law challenge backed by US court

A federal appeals court cleared the way Monday for a constitutional challenge to California’s broad felony-murder law, which classifies unintentional killings during the commission of an “inherently dangerous” felony as second-degree murder, punishable by up to life in prison. Hundreds of inmates are serving lengthy prison terms under the law, which goes further than laws […]

Drop LWOP Rally on KPFA

DROP LWOP RALLY KPFA, THE PACIFICA EVENING NEWS, AUGUST 6, 2018

the Drop LWOP campaign

Join with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) in our statewide campaign to DROP LWOP and secure sentence commutations for all those serving Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP). LWOP is an inhumane sentence which denies people the possibility to rehabilitate and change. We are asking Governor Brown to use his executive powers […]