FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org New Fulton County Coalition Announces Launch with New Report on $2 Billion Jail Atlanta, GA – This Wednesday, a press conference was held on the steps of the Fulton County Jail to announce the formation of the “Community Over Cages” coalition in response to proposals […]
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Hennepin County, Color Of Change, Minneapolis NAACP, Minnesota Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, Wrongfully Incarcerated and Over-Sentenced Families Council – MN, Sex Workers in Minnesota and Minneapolis School Board Member Adriana Cerrillo Express Dismay at Dismissal of Charges Against Trooper Londregan, Criticize Police Union and Governor […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Commends IRS for Direct File Pilot Success, 2025 Expansion, and Permanent Program Implementation Washington D.C. – Today, the IRS announced they are continuing the Direct File program, after successfully benefitting more than 140,000 taxpayers across 12 states. After a survey of 11,000 users, over […]
For Immediate Release: May 31, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Asserts That Trump Indictment Points to the Importance of Progressive Prosecutors The following statement is attributed to Rashad Robinson, Color Of Change PAC Spokesperson: “Prosecutors are the most powerful people in the criminal justice system and far too often they enable the rich and […]
For Immediate Release: April 22, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Statement on Alameda County’s Racist and Anti-semitic Death Penalty Scandal OAKLAND – Today, a federal judge directed the Alameda County District Attorney to investigate and review all pending death penalty cases based on evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in excluding Jewish and Black people from […]
For Immediate Release: April 11, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Chicago, Color Of Change Demands Justice for Dexter Reed, as the FOP Continues to Defend Police Brutality and Neglect Black Lives CHICAGO- On April 9th, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released body camera footage in reference to the police killing of Dexter Reed. The […]
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Atlanta, Inaction Leads to the Third Jail Death of 2024 ATLANTA- On April 10th, it was reported that 20-year-old Travis Landrey was found dead in his cell at the Rice Street Jail. In response, Color Of Change released the following statement from Michael Collins, Senior Director […]
For Immediate Release: April 5, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Atlanta, Color Of Change Presses for Decarceration as Fulton County Jail Records the Second Death of 2024 ATLANTA- On April 4th, it was reported that 37-year old Leonard Fortner was stabbed and killed at the Fulton County Jail. Fortner was charged with criminal damage to property […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2024 CONTACT: media@colorofchange.org The Alameda County DA Accountability Table Supports DA Pamela Price’s Decision Not to Pursue Adult Prosecution in Case Involving a Juvenile Oakland, CA – The Alameda County District Attorney Accountability Table (ACDAAT) grieves with the family of Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia and expresses our deepest sympathies for […]
For Immediate Release: March 21st, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org The Coalition for Police Accountability and Transparency Applauds Judge’s Opinion in the Case of Chicago’s Police Union v. The City Of Chicago CHICAGO– Today, Honorable Judge Michael Mullen released his opinion in the legal case concerning discipline and accountability procedures for Chicago police officers. In his carefully […]
For Immediate Release: March 7th, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org The Coalition for Police Accountability and Transparency Pens Letter to Mayor Johnson and Corporation Counsel Richardson-Lowry on Chicago’s Litigation Battle Over Private Arbitration in Police Misconduct Cases CHICAGO– Today, Color Of Change, Chicago Council of Lawyers, ACLU of Illinois, and fellow members of the Coalition for Police […]
For Immediate Release: February 15, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Chicago, Color Of Change Applauds City Council’s Vote to Protect Systems that Hold Police Accountable and Keep Communities Informed Chicago – Today, the Chicago City Council rejected Arbitrator Edwin Benn’s reaffirmed decision to move serious police misconduct cases from a public process decided by the Police […]