California Forward
As is always the case, it’s never as black and white as one might think after reading one or two newspaper articles.
read moreWe present this conversation in hopes that our readers gain an appreciation for both the complexity of public safety realignment and the rigor of implementing it properly and cost-effectively in such a massive county.
read moreJeffrey Berryman represents both the old world and the new world in public safety realignment.
read moreRealignment can become a great California success story if we play our cards right in the coming years.
read moreYesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder released a three page memo and gave a landmark speech to the American Bar Association (ABA) outlining the Obama administration’s dramatic philosophical shift toward drug-related crimes
read moreNow that reducing state prison headcount by another 10,000 is a reality with a rapidly approaching end-of-year deadline, Sacramento must buckle down and figure out how to make it happen
read moreThe challenge is this: What happens psychologically to inmates when all of a sudden they are told they are told that they are entitled to the same level of care that you and I are?
read moreMany do not realize that the new law has a massive criminal justice component to it and that California will be throwing away countless amounts of money and opportunity if counties aren’t prepared.
read moreThe Partnership for Community Excellence is holding a series of regional convenings across the state of California to discuss the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to counties
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