California Forward
As we mark the two year anniversary of Assembly Bill 109’s implementation, realignment is still not an issue that lends itself easily to sound bites.
read moreA recent extension granted by the three judge panel provides an extra month to get all parties on board with a solution for the final shift of inmates out of state prisons
read moreRegardless of what the court dictates with respect to SB 105, California must continue to embrace this shift long-term as it is the only true means of attacking recidivism at the source
read moreIn three weeks, it has gone from head-butting to hand-shaking over exactly how to go about reducing California’s state prison population by another 8,500 inmates
read morePart 3 has her discussing the potential benefits of the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation to Los Angeles County’s jail system and what she sees as the future of AB 109.
read moreThe battle between state democrats spills over into this week as the Legislature grapples with the governor’s office on how to best relocate another 8,000 inmates from state correctional facilities.
read moreOne standoff ended only to see another one begin this week as Gov. Brown introduced his prison plan and Sen. Steinberg countered.
read moreThis week Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills into law that bolstered the state government’s transparency and accountability to its constituents.
read moreHere in Part 2, she discusses her decision to come work for L.A. County and the challenges she has faced since joined early in 2013.
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