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Creativity and Healing Through Art at Solano State Prison
Ms. Shirley joined our participatory defense meetings at the beginning of 2025 in support of her grandson Rodrigo, who is currently serving a life without parole sentence at Solano State Prison. Ms. Shirley and her daughter in law have been in full support of Rodrigo throughout his incarceration and through them, we have learned that Rodrigo found healing and a way to express himself through art.
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Straight Outta The Gang Database: Challenging Gang Allegations through the RJA
San Mateo County Participatory Defense Organizer Jamilah Rosales-Webb writes about a major prima facie win in her hometown of East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park. A breakthrough for CRJA claims, Chris Echols, through his attorney Roscoe Elliot, won a major hurdle to challenge the entire infrastructure of the Menlo Park Police gang database that has criminalized Black and Brown individuals in the community for years.
Jamilah Rosales-Webb
Feb 254 min read
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