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Young Women’s Freedom Center Reports Dire Impact of Criminalization in San Francisco [sfbayview.com]

 

By Layla Crater, San Francisco Bay View, August 25, 2019

The Young Women’s Freedom Center, in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) and the San Francisco Adult Probation Department, has released the findings of a report that shows the dire impact of criminalization on women, girls and transgender and gender non-conforming people of color – from housing instability to economic hardship and the intergenerational trauma of mass incarceration.

The report was shared at “Our Own Words,” an event co-sponsored by San Francisco Supervisors Hillary Ronen, Matt Haney and Shamann Walton. “A Radical Model for Decriminalization: Centering the Lives of SF System-Involved Women, Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People (TGNC)” presents a picture of the lives of San Francisco’s most marginalized communities and explores how individuals navigate systems such as housing, foster care and juvenile and adult justice.

“We need to listen and trust system-impacted people to be the drivers and leaders for change,’’ said Jessica Nowlan, executive director of Young Women’s Freedom Center. “Our hope is that these findings empower people impacted by the juvenile and justice systems to hold policymakers accountable to achieve justice and liberation for our communities.”

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