Policy

The Ella Baker Center Policy Team looks directly at our laws at the State level and works with policymakers, families across the state, and allied groups to pass legislation that promotes dignity and provides opportunity for communities that have historically been left out of policy considerations. That includes disenfranchised Black and Brown communities, and overlooked families with low income.

Check-out and share our resource for people in California prisons with 5-year enhancements on their current sentence for prior serious felonies.

Back to Court: A Resentencing Guide to the Fair and Just Sentencing and Reform Act (SB 1393) and PC § 1170(d)(1)

This toolkit is designed to be a specific resource for people impacted by SB 1393, and also a general resource for anyone interested in PC § 1170(d)(1) resentencing. Go to the webpage now to download the toolkit!


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Inside/Outside Fellowship

The Inside/Outside Policy Fellowship is a program designed to increase contributions to the Ella Baker Center’s policy work by people who are directly impacted by the policies we are advocating to change. It’s also an opportunity for directly impacted people…

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State Policy

Based in Oakland, CA, the Ella Baker Center advances racial and economic justice to ensure dignity and opportunity for low income people and people of color. We are grateful for the incredible work put in by people who are currently…

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Policy Wins

At the Ella Baker Center, we win policies that reduce sentences, remove barriers, and restore opportunities. That means curbing unjust and extreme sentences, supporting people’s successful re-entry, keeping families connected while their loved ones are locked up, and reducing the…

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