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Reentry Advocacy Workshop in Bremerton
In partnership with Olympic College, Saturday, October 19th, we (the Civil Survival Project) held one of our Reentry Advocacy Workshops in Bremerton. A room of formerly incarcerated people, allies and three elected officials made space to talk and unpack how barriers...
Civil Survival attends FREE HER conference
The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls hosted the “FREE HER” conference in Montgomery, Alabama. Hundreds of people (from all genders) attended the event on October 4-6, including staff of Civil Survival. In Montgomery, staff...
LFO Reconsideration Day in Pierce County
It is estimated that 700 people in Pierce County with Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs) which are fines and fees incurred through courts, were able to reduce or eliminate a total of thousands, if not millions of dollars. This was the second “LFO Reconsideration Day”...
Civil Survival Attends “Road to Re-enfranchisement: Advancing Rights Restoration”
LaKecia Farmer, Legislative Coordinator for Civil Survival, attended the Brennan Center for Justice’s “Road to Re-Enfranchisement: Advancing Rights Restoration” in New York City on September 11, 2019. They were joined by many folks from Washington State including...
New Hope Act Clears Criminal Records
New Hope Act makes way for thousands to clear criminal records. See media coverage: Kitsap Sun - New state law takes effect Sunday giving people with criminal records 'New Hope' The Olympian - Washington state law to clear criminal records takes effect. For...
LFO Reconsideration Day Helps Hundreds to Reduce Crushing Court Debt
Hundreds of people living with debt from court-imposed legal financial obligations (LFO’s) recently gathered at the Kitsap County Courthouse for the first ever “LFO Reconsideration Day.” The event was a collaboration between Civil Survival, Public Defender...