Tomiekia Johnson

Tomiekia Johnson

Tomiekia Johnson is an activist, writer, prison journalist, poet, musical artist, curator, facilitator, inside organizer, public speaker, and “prison lawyer.” Born and raised in Compton, Tomiekia earn

2 posts
Newsom’s California Model for prison reform is all smoke and mirrors
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Newsom’s California Model for prison reform is all smoke and mirrors

The failed model was supposed to help incarcerated people exactly like me

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6 Min
By: Tomiekia Johnson
color photograph of incarcerated men wearing light blue Department of Corrections shirts standing outside the canteen in San
Crime, Reform & Abolition

California bill reduces markups on essential items across state prison canteens

Though SB 474’s passing will help curb excessive price gouging of commissary items, it still doesn’t address systemic issues like low prison wages and gender pay inequality

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5 Min
By: Tomiekia Johnson

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