Victoria Elena Valenzuela
@Victoriaevalenz
I'm a freelance journalist based in Los Angeles covering social justice. Just trying to help good people expose shitty systems!
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"From live sentences to saving lives": Allen Burnett, Jarrett Harper, and Dara Yin were sentenced to life without parole in their youth. They want California to pass a bill to open parole eligibility for people convicted before age 25 @AntiRecidivism prismreports.org/2025/09/29/lif…
Jails and prisons around the country are starting to ban mail for incarcerated people, and families are saying it takes away from the sentimentality and privacy from sending letters, artwork and greeting cards. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/jails-and-pr…
In California, families impacted by incarceration passed a law for free prison phone calls, and they are urging other states to do the same. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/how-free-pri…
Today Trump carried out the 75th annual presidential turkey pardon while about 2,100 people will spend another holiday on death row. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/presidential…
The Silver Platter may be the oldest existing Latinx bar for LGBTQ+ people in Los Angeles. It’s a living piece of local history. Yet now, after many years of supporting this diverse community, the bar faces demolition. For @latimes latimes.com/delos/story/20…
“In this moment, there is a beautiful hope that exists in this solidarity and that people are standing up for what is right,” said an organizer. buff.ly/AHTnEt1
Since the Trump administration took office — but especially in recent months — ICE has been snatching primarily Latino people off the streets and detaining them without identifying themselves or giving due process. Communities are fighting back. truthout.org/articles/racia…
Tremane Wood, Bryan Jennings and Stephen Bryant are scheduled to be murdered by the government this week. Advocates are petitioning to stop the executions. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/three-execut…
While most of the country will be celebrating the holiday with a freebie from work, nearly 145,000 veterans are locked up and ousted from society, despite their years of service protecting what is (ironically) called “the land of the free” victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/nearly-14500…
Lately in my Substack — California passes six new prison reform laws this fall, false narratives about incarceration, and FCC hikes prison communication rates cap by 83% Check it out: victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com
New Substack post: After organizing by prison abolitionist organizations, new laws aimed at reforming the system passed in California this fall and will become law, going into effect next year. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/a-historic-s…
This year alone, 10 people in ICE custody died. This project pulls from articles, ICE reports, obituaries, press releases and social media posts to give a picture of who these people were, who they leave behind, and the days leading up to their deaths. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/ten-people-h…
The most people have died in ICE custody this year since the pandemic. Advocates say most of these deaths are due to negligence and could have been prevented. Many are still under investigation. Read about the people who died in ICE custody: victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/ten-people-h…
The swap meet is a place where customers find deals for as low as a dollar, attend live performances and enjoy a sense of community. In LA a month ago, one was raided. Business declined, but now vendors are customers are rebuilding. For @USATODAY usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
Helpful tool from @wawog_now to use for demanding newsrooms cover the genocidal starvation campaign Israel is conducting in front of the whole world writersagainstthewarongaza.com/action
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