Last week, the Arizona House Appropriations Committee announced it will not allow any public commentary during budget hearings. On Jan 28, the House banned protesting students from being physically present during the Committee meeting on education funding. At one point, the Sergeant At Arms closed the doors to the […]
What a year! There’s never a dull moment when you are working for criminal justice reform in Arizona. We’d like to share with you just the highlights of some of our achievements from 2015: We added THREE new incredible staff people We passed sentencing reform legislation for the […]
Activists, the media, and even presidential candidates are speaking out against private prison companies and other corporations that profit from mass incarceration. That’s why the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has launched an online tool designed to help socially responsible investors align their portfolios with their values and […]
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 6, @ 11:30pm people will join outside of Senator John McCain’s office in downtown Tucson for a press conference and to rally against Senate Resolution 104! SR 104 claims Operation Streamline is effective and needs to be expanded. This form of criminally prosecuting immigrants merely […]
KJZZ reported that five for-profit prison corporations have expressed interest in taking over the Kingman contract: CCA, GEO Group, Emerald Corrections, LaSalle, and Community Education Centers (CEC). In our last post, we gave you the dirt on CCA and GEO Group. Now we will introduce you to the […]
UPDATE: The application period for this job has closed. AFSC Arizona is extremely excited to announce that we are growing our staff once again! We are now accepting applications for a Criminal Justice Program Intern. This is a part-time (21 hours/week) salaried position with generous benefits. The complete […]
“BOYCOTT: The Art of Economic Activism” is an AFSC sponsored art exhibit that highlights the long history and importance of boycotts in affecting change in the world. Join AFSC Arizona and Pima Monthly Meeting for two weeks of exhibit and events at the Armory Park Center from October […]