Another Death in CYA, How You Can Help

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY * * * Books Not Bars * * * PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY

Dear Books Not Bars Members and Supporters,

If you haven't heard yet, we have sad, bitter news. Another young man has died
inside a California Youth Authority prison.

CYA staff found Dyron Brewer "unresponsive" in his cell at the Chad facility on
Sunday, September 5 at about 3.45 am. Dyron was 24 years old. He was from Oakland.

A lot of questions remain unanswered. How did Dyron die? Why does this keep
happening? How can we stop this from ever happening again?

* * * PROTEST THIS SUNDAY * * *

This tragedy weighs heavy on all of our hearts. On Sunday, we are going with
Dyron's family to Chad in Stockton, where Dyron died, We will show the guards, the
administrators and state lawmakers that we will not stand for one more death.

Please join us this Sunday in Stockton for a protest at the facility where Dyron
died. Here's the information about when we're meeting:

WHEN
Sunday, Sep 19 @ 2.30 pm
WHERE
Arch Road and Frontier Way
Stockton
MAP & DIRECTIONS
http://ellabakercenter.org/dyron/map
http://ellabakercenter.org/dyron/directions
CONTACT
Monet Zulpo-Dane
monet [at] ellabakercenter.org
415.951.4844 x231

* * * DONATE * * *

We are working hard to support Dyron's family in this difficult time. If you would
like to help, too, the family is accepting donations for funeral expenses. Anything
you can give would be truly appreciated.

If you can give, please make checks out to TYMAN SMALL and mail them to:

Tyman Small
c/o Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
1230 Market Street
PMB #409
San Francisco, CA 94117

Thank you for your time, concern and support. We have a long way to go before CYA
is no longer breaking, ruining and stealing the lives of our young people. But with
the support of people like you and the 200+ parents in Families for Books Not Bars,
it is only a matter of time.

In Solidarity,

Books Not Bars Staff and Interns
Celina, Lenore, Lily, Mike, Monet, Nicole, Tony

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