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Assemblyman Cooley calls for tweaks to prison Realignment

Sacramento Bee
April 1, 2013

Assemblyman Ken Cooley...said his bill returning certain drug traffickers to prison to serve long-term sentences is not a challenge to the state's realignment program, but rather is part of a discussion on how to improve the current law.

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Crime legislation: focus on facts not fear

Los Angeles Times editorial board
April 7, 2013

Knee-jerk reactions often lead to flawed criminal justice laws. Calm deliberation would be better.


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U.S. spurns California Move for Greater Say on Prisons

By NORIMITSU ONISHI
April 5, 2013
New Your Times

A federal judge on Friday rejected California’s motion to regain control of mental health care in its prisons, ruling that the quality of care failed to meet standards required by the Constitution.

 

 

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Still too many prisoners in California
by the Los Angeles Times
Editorial Board
April 16, 2013

The network of 33 state prisons continues to hold more than 9,000 inmates beyond the court's mandated cap, and Brown's administration has not presented a realistic plan to eliminate that excess.

 

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Reintegration Coalitions Network Meeting

 

 The purpose of this meeting is to provide a space for folks to connect from across L.A. County who are developing local coalitions to better serve the reentry community in their area.

May 22nd 2013
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May 23, 2013 The California Endowment
8:30 - 4:30
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LARRP Community Housing Charrette Meetings
Help continue the development of a countywide reentry housing plan!

 

 

 

Join local & national experts to continue the process of developing a housing plan for formerly incarcerated Angelenos. All sessions are open to the public. June 18 & 19 are topic work days, and June 21 is a presentation of initial findings. You can select which topics you want to attend on the 18th and 19th.

 

Tuesday, June 18th 9 am - 5 pm

Amity Foundation

3750 S. Grand Ave.

Los Angeles

TOPICS:

  • Barriers to Accessing Housing
  • Serving Formerly Incarcerated People with Fewer Barriers
  • Program Level Coordination

 

Wednesday, June 19th 9 am - 5 pm

Amity Foundation

3750 S. Grand Ave.

Los Angeles

TOPICS:

  • Housing & Services for People with Disabling Conditions
  • Data, Evaluation, & Performance Outcomes
  • Policy Level Coordination

 

Friday, June 21st 9 am - 11 am

Amity Foundation

3750 S. Grand Ave.

Los Angeles

  • Presentation of Initial Recommendations

 

 
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