California Is Letting Thousands of Prisoners Out Early. Its Housing Crisis Is Keeping Them From Starting Over.
Please Help With this important Survey for Nonprofits
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More than 1,000 nonprofits signed the letter to California's leaders calling for urgent measures to support nonprofits and the work we do. Now we are working to demonstrate to state leaders where and how nonprofits are struggling to provide important services and to make payroll because their government contracts are being treated without flexibility and inconsistently from one agency to another.
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California Makes Major Bail Change To Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus In Jails
LARRP now has an extensive resource page devoted to COVID-19
We are updating it Daily!!!
Upcoming Events
LARRP Committee Meetings
Education Committee Meeting
LARRP Employment Committee Meeting
Thu Apr 23, 2020
2:00 -3:30 pm
Partner Events
10:30am - 3:00pm
Building F5 Room F5-101Voices Of Our Paths To Greatness
In partnership and collaboration with LARRP, the LATTC Career Center, LATTC Vernon-Central WorkSource Center and community partners, as a part of the LATTC 2nd Annual National Reentry Week Symposium present: Voices Of Our Paths To Greatness.
A professional development presentation followed by an open panel discussion with Reentry Scholars, who will share their experiences, challenges and triumphs related to their journeys from prison or jail to college, as they work to reach their educational, career and life goals. This presentation and interactive panel discussion will include opportunities for dialogue between the students on the panel and the audience.
In partnership and collaboration with LARRP, the LATTC Career Center, LATTC Vernon-Central WorkSource Center and community partners, as a part of the LATTC 2nd Annual National Reentry Week Symposium present: Voices Of Our Paths To Greatness.
A professional development presentation followed by an open panel discussion with Reentry Scholars, who will share their experiences, challenges and triumphs related to their journeys from prison or jail to college, as they work to reach their educational, career and life goals. This presentation and interactive panel discussion will include opportunities for dialogue between the students on the panel and the audience.
FREE Prop 47 Expungement Clinic For LATTC Students
Friday, April 24, 2020
10:00am - 2:00pm
ASO, Room, C-105
Tom Bradley Student Center for Student Life
LATTC 2nd Annual National Reentry Week Symposium
April 24th - April 30th, 2020
Day 1: Friday April 24th, 2020 - Prop 47 Clinic For Students & Community Members
Day 2: Monday April 27th - Voices Of Our Women
Day 3: Tuesday April 28th - Voices Of Our Scholars: Universities of California/Cal States/Community Colleges.
Day 4: Wednesday April 29th - Voices Of Our Paths To Greatness
Day 5: Thursday April 30th - Voices In Employment
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
400 West Washington Boulevard
Bldg E5 Room E5-101
Los Angeles, CA 90015
More Info
Please Help With this important Survey for Nonprofits
CalNonprofits needs to hear the experiences and needs of nonprofits with government contracts so we can get that information to government leaders. If you have contracts with federal, state, county, or local government agencies, please complete this questionnaire.
More than 1,000 nonprofits signed the letter to California's leaders calling for urgent measures to support nonprofits and the work we do. Now we are working to demonstrate to state leaders where and how nonprofits are struggling to provide important services and to make payroll because their government contracts are being treated without flexibility and inconsistently from one agency to another.
Then take 5 minutes to fill out this questionnaire.
Seventy people at a San Francisco homeless shelter tested positive for the virus.
NYTimes, April 10, 2020
Seventy people have tested positive for coronavirus at one of San Francisco’s largest homeless shelters, Mayor London Breed said on Friday. The number included two staff members.
The outbreak is the largest reported at a single shelter in the United States and reinforces a major fear in California that the state’s 150,000 homeless people, many of whom have pre-existing respiratory illnesses, are especially vulnerable to the pandemic
Pledge to protect the most Vulnerable during Covid 19
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Corona Virus Helpful Info:
Everyone and every Department within LA County is working together to help slow the spread of this virus. Public Health continues to recommend that the public do the following to protect themselves and others from respiratory illnesses:
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unclean hands.
- Limit close contact, like kissing and sharing cups or utensils, with people who are sick.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. If you do not have a tissue, use your sleeve (not your hands).
- Facemasks are most effective when used appropriately by health care workers and those directly caring for people who are sick and by people who are sick (source control).
- Get a flu immunization to prevent influenza if you have not done so this season.
Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH, County) http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH, State) https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, National) http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/novel-coronavirus-2019.html
- World Health Organization (WHO, International) https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
- LA County residents can also call 2-1-1
County government
Keep up with the Board of Supervisors meetings, motions and resources at LARRP Steering Committee member, Joseph Maizlish’s site
Opportunities
TUITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Now accepting applications!
- Application Deadline: April 1, 2020
- Program Start Date: May 16, 2020
- Program Length: 336 hours over 56 weeks (weekends only)
Please note: LARRP General Meetings and other events are open to the public. By attending, you consent to having your voice and likeness recorded, photographed, posted on LARRP's website and social media, and included in LARRP's materials and publications for noncommercial purposes. If you don't want to be photographed or recorded, please let the facilitator know so you can be seated accordingly.
News
Seventy people at a San Francisco homeless shelter tested positive for the virus.
NYTimes, April 10, 2020
Seventy people have tested positive for coronavirus at one of San Francisco’s largest homeless shelters, Mayor London Breed said on Friday. The number included two staff members.
The outbreak is the largest reported at a single shelter in the United States and reinforces a major fear in California that the state’s 150,000 homeless people, many of whom have pre-existing respiratory illnesses, are especially vulnerable to the pandemic
We need help': Alabama prisoner pleas for assistance in fighting COVID-19 | ABC News
ABC News, Apr 5, 2020
For an archive of reentry and criminal justice related news, please see our News Archive which goes back years!
'They're All Really Afraid': Coronavirus Spreads In Federal Prisons
Why Jails Are So Important in the Fight Against Coronavirus
NYTimes, The Upshot, By Anna Flagg and Joseph Neff
Published March 31, 2020 Updated April 2, 2020
With about 200,000 people flowing into and out of jails every week, there are great risks not only for the detained, but also for jail workers and surrounding communities.
Read more and see interactive graphic of the Churn in America’s Jails
Coronavirus Pandemic: Santa Rita Jail Inmate Tests Positive; 77 New Cases In Alameda County
Arizona Dept. of Corrections whistleblower discusses health risks of working in prison during pandemic
Flattening the Curve for Incarcerated Populations — Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons
Preventing Community Spread of COVID-19 in Sites like Jails and Emergency Shelter
Wealthy L.A. areas have higher rates of coronavirus cases.
Why those numbers are deceiving
Read more
L.A. County presented with ambitious plan to change its justice system to system of care
A Plea To Governor Newsom: Don’t Abandon Elderly Incarcerated People To Die From Covid-19
We can’t allow “violent criminal” rhetoric to justify leaving some of the most vulnerable people in dangerous conditions.
Governor Newsom Grants Executive Clemency 3.27.20
Why Hasn’t the Number of People in U.S. Jails Dropped?
California’s State Juvenile Justice Agency Freezes New Detention Commitments
First inmate in California’s prison system tests positive for coronavirus
LA Times, March 22, 2020By Paige St. John
Editorial boards in two most populous U.S. counties push for decarceration:
On Wednesday, the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times pointed out the ways in which a COVID-19 outbreak in jails and prisons is a crisis for incarcerated people, their families, and everyone else. The necessary response, the board wrote, is to quickly lower the number of incarcerated people. It applauds the steps taken thus far by Sheriff Alex Villanueva but calls for much more to be done. Specifically, the board adds, “Virtually no defendant should be admitted to jail during this emergency who does not pose a risk to public safety. By definition that includes anyone with bail set, whether they can pay it or not, and anyone subject to jail for a technical parole or probation violation.”
Yesterday, the editorial board of the Chicago Sun-Times called on county justice officials and the office of the Cook County chief judge to “to develop a process to more quickly release many more incarcerated people—without compromising public safety—who run a high risk of being felled by the disease.”
Historic County-Community Partnership Takes The Vote Behind Bars In LA County
Witness LA, by Taylor WalkerHow Jackie Lacey’s and George Gascón’s time in office shapes the L.A. County D.A.'s race
America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars
Tens of thousands of names appear on CalGang database, used by police across the state
Florida loses appeals court ruling on felon voting law
L.A. County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey announces dismissal of 66,000 marijuana convictions
Debating Measure R:
Homeless In Southern California
Sen. Harris Invites Elder Joe Paul to President’s State of the Union Address
The Los Angeles Sentinel
February 3, 2020, By Cora Jackson-Fossett
“Very excited” was the response of Elder Joseph Paul, Jr., upon learning that U.S. Senator Kamala Harris invited him to be her guest at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Mass Incarceration, Then and Now
What Would a World Without Prisons Be Like?
LAPD making almost half as many arrests as a decade ago
COLDPLAY Performs a Sold Out LA Concert Run at The Palladium – Supporting Local Prison Reform Efforts:
2019 was the year L.A. County finally said ‘no’ to new jails
LA Times, By The Times Editorial Board, Dec. 26, 2019
The Hidden Cost of Incarceration
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless
From Marijuana To The Death Penalty, States Led The Way In 2019
The Appeal by Daniel Nichanian
Dec 20, 2019
Ventura Training Center Provides Parolees Path in Firefighting
Spectrum News 1, By Tanya McRae Camarillo,Dec. 26, 2019