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Thank you to our wonderful guest on Re:Store Survivors Ma’at Sherrills a Holistic Healer. Check out her website Eye Am Balance at http://www.eyeambalance.com/

Re:Store Survivors with Ma'at Sherrills

Don’t forget to join LaNaisha Edwards & Rebecca Weiker today, July 1, for Re:Store Survivors LIVE at 3pm with our guest Ma’at Sherrills. See you soon. You don’t want to miss it! *We will be LIVE on our FB page, Twitter, and YouTube.

Are you interested in becoming a Restorative Dialogue Facilitator? Re:Store Justice will be offering free training beginning August 2021. What is a Restorative Dialogue? It is a dialogue between a harmed person(s) and the person responsible for the harm. The purpose of a Restorative Dialogue is to provide those who have been harmed with an opportunity to have a structured, face-to-face meeting with the person responsible in a secure, safe environment in order to facilitate a... transformative process for all people involved. If interested, please complete the application by Friday, July 12, 2021 no later than 5:00 PM. Participants who complete the entire training and commit to facilitating will receive a stipend of $500. Link for application: bit.ly/RDFACILITATORAPPLICATION If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Weiker at [email protected]

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR VISITING https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/visitors/ Updated June 28, 2021... In-Person Scheduling Using Visitation Scheduling Application Update: Starting July 2, 2021 visitors may request in-person visits at institutions using CDCR’s Visitation Scheduling Application (VSA). CDCR will no longer accept visitation appointment requests through email, except for California Health Care Facility in Stockton. VSA allows approved visitors to easily schedule their own visits and receive instant confirmation of their request. The VSA scheduling window begins Friday, July 2 at 6 a.m. for a visit on July 9 and on Saturday, July 3 at 6 a.m. for a visit on July 10. Fire Camp Visitation and Scheduling Please note this change to VSA scheduling does not apply to conservation (fire) camps, which will continue to schedule video visitations through email. CDCR is currently in the final stages of developing medical and safety protocols for in-person visitation at fire camps. Conditions at conservation camps are fluid, particularly during fire season, and CDCR is carefully crafting a plan to ensure the safety and security of all those who live, work and visit the camps as well as the surrounding communities that they serve. As a reminder, only individuals who have already been approved as a visitor, as outlined in CDCR’s visiting polices, may make an appointment at institutions or conservation camps. Please see information below on scheduling, testing, and other visitation details. CDCR’s COVID-19 Tracker has been updated to include which phase each institution is in according to the Roadmap to Reopening: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/ Please check the Facility Visiting Status page frequently for updates on the status of in-person visiting at each institution: https://visitorreservations.cdcr.ca.gov/VisitingStatus.aspx

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THIS THURSDAY July 1st Join us and our guest Ma’at Sherrills for our next Re:Store Survivors on Thursday, July 1 at 3:00pm PST. Ma’at Sherrills is a healer, herbalist, mother, author, individual, and thought leader. She built bridges as a survivor's advocate for many years in the community of Watts. Most recently she has launched a world wide healing network where being in balance with your whole self is the ultimate goal. Ma’at has experienced many ...spectrums of healing and would like to share some of her ways with you. Whether it's herbs, alternative healing methods, or deep talk, she’s got you covered. Make sure to join us to hear more about different spectrums of healing!

Were you recently incarcerated or know someone who is incarcerated now? Tell us how COVID-19 affected you or your loved one in custody, by participating in a research study. Your story can help advocacy efforts. Take this quick anonymous survey at https://is.gd/covidinside Current public health efforts to address COVID-19 in carceral facilities have ignored the voices of those trapped with COVID-19 while incarcerated. We have developed a survey in partnership with formerly in...carcerated people to give voice to those who are incarcerated during the pandemic. Through this survey, we hope to gather information that can help community activists, public health professionals, and medical and law professionals advocate for the healthcare needs and rights of people who are incarcerated and support decarceration efforts. Most importantly, we hope that this survey can bring to light the inhumane conditions incarcerated people are facing. The online anonymous survey takes less than 15 minutes to complete. We are asking people who have recently been incarcerated, or those who have communicated with someone who is currently incarcerated, to share with us the conditions in carceral facilities during COVID-19. Please feel free to share widely with those in your community.

URGENT ACTION: COVID Outbreak in CCWF COVID cases are rising rapidly at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) with over 500 people testing positive as of January 4. We are hearing from incarcerated people that conditions are rapidly deteriorating. CDCr staff continue to not wear masks and more and more people are being sent to filthy cells in Covid quarantine where they are unable to communicate with loved ones or report on conditions to the outside world. Further, Covid-positive people who are demanding better conditions are facing additional isolation and punishment. #StopCCWFOutbreak

CDCR COVID-19 Update: As of today, January 5, 2021 there are 7,013 incarcerated people with active cases of COVID-19 throughout CA. To check the population tracker, click here. https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/... We’ve been notified that five incarcerated persons, two from MCSP, two from CAL, and one from CTF have died from COVID-19. Currently 144 incarcerated people have died in CA prisons & 11 CDCR staff due to the virus. May they Rest In Peace.

Over *143,000* people have signed the petition to stop the execution of #LisaMontgomery, a victim of lifelong trauma & severe mental illness. Help us meet 200,000 signatories by sharing the petition with your networks: bit.ly/3hTRdNT #SaveLisa

2020 has been a year of tragedy. But we can start 2021 by saving one life: the life of a woman who has endured lifelong abuse, trauma, and severe mental illness. Let’s #SaveLisa. https://bit.ly/2JKq96O

CDCR COVID-19 Update: As of today, January 4, 2021 there are 7,949 incarcerated people with active cases of COVID-19 throughout CA. To check the population tracker, click here. https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/... We’ve been notified that 6 incarcerated persons, 3 from LAC, 2 from CHCF, and 1 from RJD have died from COVID-19. Currently 139 incarcerated people have died in CA prisons & 11 CDCR staff due to the virus. May they Rest In Peace.

Listen to formerly incarcerated organizers and community members talk about why it is so important that CDCR and Gavin Newsom grant #ReleasesNotTransfers to reduce the San Quentin State Prison population by 50%.

Join the #StopSanQuentinOutbreak coalition today, November 7th at 2:00-3:30PM PT on Zoom and FB Live. Register: bit.ly/releasesnottransfersnow FB Live: Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

CDCR Daily COVID-19 Update: Hello Re:Store Community, As of today, November 6, 2020 there are 904 people with active cases of COVID-19 throughout CA. To check the population tracker, click here.... https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/

Don’t forget to watch Philip Melendez’s Parole Show at 3pm.

Incarceration rates inch down, but racial equity and real decarceration are still decades away. Check out some of the statistics from Prison Policy Initiative.

Please join Re:Store Justice, Healing Hearts, and The Ahimsa Collective for some healing and self care. Join us next week on November 12th from 6:30-8:30 PM for A Time for Healing for Survivors. To register, click on the link below: ... https://zoom.us//regi/tJEudOuurDwvG9U09KbowPRyczmvVl2N9CJe See more

CDCR Daily COVID-19 Update: Hello Re:Store Community, As of today, November 5, 2020 there are 808 people with active cases of COVID-19 throughout CA. To check the population tracker, click here.... https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/

More than 1300 incarcerated people have died of COVID-19 in the US, according to data collected by the Marshall Project. One of them was Eric Warner, who was incarcerated at San Quentin prison. It was among the country's worst outbreaks this summer. Full story: aje.io/SanQuentin

CDCR Daily COVID-19 Update: Hello Re:Store Community, As of today, November 4, 2020 there are 810 people with active cases of COVID-19 throughout CA. To check the population tracker, click here.... https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/ There are currently 483 CDCR employees with active COVID-19 cases. To check the employee tracker, click here. https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/cdcr-cchcs-covid-19-status/ Unfortunately, there are 15 people currently receiving medical care at outside hospitals. We continue to keep all those affected in our thoughts.

**CDCR COVID-19 Update** November 4, 2020 Dear Re:Store Community,... We are deeply saddened to let you know a person from Pleasant Valley State Prison died on 11/03/2020 at a hospital outside the facility due to complications related to COVID-19. This is the first person at PVSP to pass away from COVID. Currently there are 8 people at PVSP who are actively positive for COVID-19. Our thoughts are with them and their family members.

The #StopSanQuentinOutbreak coalition is organizing a Townhall Saturday November 7th 2:00-3:30PM PT. Hear from organizers and community members about their direct experiences with reentry and why it's so important that CDCR and Governor Newsom grant #ReleasesNOTTransfers in response to the Von Staich Habeas ruling to reduce the San Quentin State Prison population by 50%. The California First Appellate District Court of Appeal ruled last week that CDCR and San Quentin State Pr...ison violated the 8th Amendment rights of all incarcerated people at San Quentin by subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment during the COVID-19 outbreak. This CDCR failure resulted in nearly 30 deaths of incarcerated people and over 2,200 positive cases at San Quentin alone in one of the most catastrophic COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation. The only solution to a deadly pandemic during the age of mass incarceration and overcrowded prisons is mass releases now! WE TAKE CARE OF US. We are ready to receive our incarcerated loved ones and support their transitions back into community! Join us for this discussion as we raise funds for grassroots community reentry organizations. Join us Saturday November 7th 2:00-3:30PM PT on Zoom and FB Live. Register: bit.ly/releasesnottransfersnow FB Live: Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

He knew that in the face of injustice no moral man or woman can stay silent. Vote, because it is your right. #YesOnProp17 #NoOnProp20

CDCR Daily COVID-19 Update: Hello Re:Store Community, As of today, November 3, 2020 there are 770 people with active cases of COVID-19 throughout CA. To check the population tracker, click here.... https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/ There are currently 467 CDCR employees with active COVID-19 cases. To check the employee tracker, click here. https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/cdcr-cchcs-covid-19-status/ Unfortunately, there are 13 people currently receiving medical care at outside hospitals. We continue to keep all those affected in our thoughts.

Civic engagement after time served actually decreases recidivism... making our communities SAFER! Make sure to vote #YesOnProp17 today!!! #Vote #DemocracyNeedsEveryone