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Police Accountability, Transparency & Violence Prevention

ACT works on increasing transparency and accountability in both the Sacramento (City) Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, and on addressing implicit bias in law enforcement. We are deeply engaged in developing a partnership table on police accountability, transparency and reform in the Sacramento using the H.E.A.T. framework of Hiring practices, Equipment, Accountability measures and Training. We also support faith leaders to build relationships between law enforcement and community.

We work with leaders and residents on violence reduction efforts in impacted neighborhoods through advocating for preventive services, leading night walks and training faith leaders to mediate in community spaces.

Following the killing of Stephon Clark in March 2018 and the release of findings in 2019, ACT has worked to organize healing circles and healing spaces for community.

ACT has also successfully advocated for statewide legislation to reduce the use of deadly force by law enforcement.

Investing in Prevention and Re-Entry

ACT leads the Sacramento Reinvestment Coalition, a team of leaders and partners who advocate for a Reinvestment agenda in Sacramento County. Many Sacramento neighborhoods have experienced cycles of disinvestment: lack of investment in neighborhood health fosters a climate of fear and violence which creates a “need” to invest in enforcement and incarceration. We work to disrupt this cycle by advocating for the reinvestment of dollars into impacted communities.

In 2019, we initiated the Decarcerate Sacramento Coalition which successfully advocated against the issuance of and $89 million bond to fund jail expansion.

We work a multi-faceted strategy to reinvest funding and target policy to support prevention, re-entry and thriving, healthy communities, focusing on both the County and the City. Target issues include mental health services, affordable housing, transit, job development and re-entry support.