Black mothers are at the mercy of California's negligent jail system

Black mothers are at the mercy of California's negligent jail system

Women with incarcerated loved ones embarked on a determined 96-hour effort with organizers in May to secure the release of four Black mothers who were held pretrial at California’s Lynwood Women’s Jail because they couldn’t afford bail, powerfully illustrating the deep inefficiencies of the state’s criminal legal system. We were all part of Essie Justice Group, an organization dedicated to building a network of women with incarcerated loved ones…