A free hip hop show and rally was held on Saturday, July 28 in front of City Hall in downtown Oakland to tell the powers that be that their plan to build a new super jail for youth is just plain wrong and that alternatives to incarceration need to be found. Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9. Books Not Bars

On July 23, nine youth and youth supporters were arrested on July 23, at the Alameda County Supervisor's meeting in a sit-in protesting the planned super jail for kids. The sit-in was a response to the Supervisor's voting against a study to assess the appropriate number of beds for the Alameda County Juvenile Hall.

In May, youth activists successfully convinced the California Board of Corrections to deny the pre-approved state funding for Alameda County's effort to build the biggest per capita juvenile hall in the country. Even after the funding defeat, Alameda County officials continue pushing to build a massive "Juvenile Complex."