Working Groups

Voices From Inside: This working group serves as the direct link between the currently incarcerated and us on the outside. The objective of is to highlight and make aware the current conditions inside the Jail and prison system, along with sharing the narratives of the people that are being forced to live in these conditions. This group will also hold interviews and help amplify stories of the formerly incarcerated.

Research - The research team is responsible for keeping informstion up to date and being in the know. This includes analizing new bills/proposals, conducting interviews with incarcerated and fomrerly incarcerated on how the system is, and keeping data and record of the jail and prison system.

Arts and Culture - Since the beginning of time humans have used art as a form of expressing the societal conditions, espacially the turmoil/ opression people face. Art can be used as a form of activism and a way of healing. This group is comprised of artists and culture makers/creatives of all mediums shocasing the conditions of mass-incarceration and the carceral system on a personal and collective level. Responsibilites may include applying for grants, helping set up, creating and or assisting others in creation.

Pre-Trial Direct Advocacy Coalition - Pre-trial systems unjustly hold people in our prisons before trial -based on their ability to pay cash bail (like a modern day debtors’ prison). This working group will advocate to eliminate bail, propose policies to end pre-trial detention, and build out alternatives to incarceration through community based systems of care. We will meet weekly to create and inform the larger campaign strategy. We lead the engagement of elected officials, influentials, and other key stakeholders to gain support and leverage for the demands of the broader campaign. We research and analyzes documents, policy proposals, and track any new developments in relation to jail expansion and construction in Cuyahoga County. Reach out to reegie18 at protonmail dot com to get involved.

Communications - Responsible for relaying current information to the people. This team will be in charge of the upkeep of the website and social media's, making sure that meeting information is sent out, maintaining relationships with our media/press contacts and sometimes assisting with content/video creation.

Base-Building - This working group serves to onboard our community into the Coalition. We meet bi-weekly to prepare agendas for monthly meetings, plan political educations, and teach abolition. gie18@protonmail.com