Freedom 2030

Launched in 2020, Freedom 2030 is a ten-year campaign to end the incarceration and criminalization of our people: women, trans people, and our families and communities, while creating new ways of meeting our need for safe, healthy, thriving communities.

The campaign combines advocacy, policy, organizing, and electoral strategy to fulfill the vision of the Sister Warriors Freedom Charter.

We are focusing on these four pillars, as determined by our base:

Deep investment in our people, families, and communities

Keeping families together

Ending prison system profits

Ending extreme sentencing

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Making Strides in Policy Change

Despite a challenging political climate, Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition has helped inform and change policy and shift the conversation in California since 2019!

AB 1376 – Ending Endless Probation (Bonta, 2025)

Would limit non-custodial youth probation terms to 12 months unless the court determines that extending probation is in the best interest of the youth and the public, and would require youth probation conditions to be individually tailored, developmentally appropriate, proportional, and not excessive. The bill would ensure proper oversight to prevent youth from unnecessarily languishing on probation, which negatively impacts their healthy development and wastes valuable resources.

AB 2740 – Dignity for Incarcerated and Pregnant Mothers (Waldron, 2024)

Strengthened and extended prenatal and postpartum care for mothers incarcerated in state facilities, and expedited the application process for family visitation between a mother and their baby so that bonding can continue after the baby is removed. *SWFC/YWFC sponsored

SB 1069 – Office of the Inspector General Accountability (Menjivar, 2024)

Expands protections for incarcerated individuals who become survivors of sexual misconduct at the hands of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) staff by increasing oversight of the investigative process.

ACA 8 – End Slavery in California (Wilson, 2023)

The practice of forced prison labor and remnants of slavery are embedded throughout California’s system of incarceration today. Although no courts explicitly order forced labor at criminal sentencing, finding authority in the constitution, it is standard practice to force incarcerated people to perform labor, often in dangerous conditions, against their will. ACA 8 brought this issue to voters on the ballot.

AB 2417 – California’s Youth Bill of Rights (Ting, 2022)

Extended the Youth Bill of Rights protections to all youth incarcerated in California, including those in county-run facilities, and enhanced protections against discrimination based on gender expression and immigration status, timely access to restroom facilities, clean clothing (including clean underwear) and access to education. *Young Women’s Freedom Center sponsored with Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition support

AB 2761 – Prison Death Notifications (McCarty, 2022)

Requires state or local correctional facilities to post specified information on their website within ten days after a death occurs while an individual is in custody.

AB 124 – Justice for Survivors (Kamlager, 2021)

Supports survivors of violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking, by requiring the criminal justice system to consider the full context of relevant factors of a person’s circumstances and experiences throughout the court process, including age, impacts of trauma, and stages of development.

AB 2342 – Parole Reform (McCarty, 2020)

To reduce recidivism, incentivizes people on parole to earn their way off by completing educational, vocational and rehabilitative programs key to ensuring people are able to become contributing members of their families and communities.

ACA 6 – Free the Vote for Californians on Parole (McCarty, 2020)

Created a ballot measure in California for voters to restore the right to vote to people on parole on the 2020 ballot.

SB 42 – Safe Release Act (Skinner, 2019)

Would have increased the likelihood of successful re-entry by ending unsafe late-night release practices and establishing basic protocols for release from county jails to prevent harm.