Ella Baker CenterHow a Single Letter & Stamp Allowed 2 Friends to Learn from Each Other Across Prison WallsOver the years, the Ella Baker Center has received unsolicited stamps from our comrades inside — where a stamp might cost a full day’s…6 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Ella Baker CenterThe BASICs Act will Reduce Prison Canteen Markups for Incarcerated CaliforniansBy Macio Lindsey, 2023 Inside Policy Fellow with the Ella Baker Center, currently incarcerated at Substance Abuse Treatment Facility3 min read·Sep 29, 2023----
Ella Baker CenterTHIS IS OUR MOMENT: Empowering Incarcerated Voices to Make Change from InsideBy Steve Brooks, Inside Fellow with the Ella Baker Center and San Quentin News Writer4 min read·Oct 25, 2022----
Ella Baker CenterPaying History ForwardBy Nwamaka Agbo, CEO of the Kataly Foundation5 min read·Oct 26, 2021----
Ella Baker CenterClosing Youth Prisons Is Not EnoughBy Marlene Sanchez, Deputy Director of the Ella Baker Center5 min read·Oct 1, 2021----
Ella Baker CenterDuring Mental Health Awareness Month, Alameda County Supervisors Have an Opportunity to Affirm…By Natasha Baker, Esq., and Dr. Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCPP; Additional coauthors: Heather Bromfield, Sruthi Veeragandham and…5 min read·May 20, 2021----
Ella Baker CenterIn Oakland, Community Solutions Keep Us Safe, Not More CopsBy Miya Yoshitani, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Zach Norris, Executive Director of the Ella Baker…3 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Ella Baker CenterHow to Fix California’s $300 million Youth Prison Problemby Zach Norris, Executive Director of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Cofounder of Restore Oakland and Marlene Sanchez, Deputy…4 min read·Jun 9, 2020----
Ella Baker CenterFor Democrats, Ignoring Safety is a Huge Riskby Zach Norris4 min read·Mar 12, 2020----