California Forward
This week, we tackle two more topics intertwined with our inaugural one: the differences between prisons and jails and between Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
read moreOnly nine percent of Californian parents reported knowing a great deal about the formula, while a whopping 57 percent have never even heard of it.
read moreLet’s invest in raising awareness about how the adults in the lives of children are the ones – the only ones – that can shape a child’s future, and then let’s invest in giving those adults the tools and training they need to do so.
read moreMost of the realignment coverage here assumes a fair amount of knowledge on our readers’ part. Here we take a step back to cover some of the basics.
read moreOne area that hasn’t received much ink in regard to ELD is how it stands to fare under California’s new Local Control Funding Formula law
read moreWords to Deeds’s mission is to “end the criminalization of individuals with mental illness by supporting proven strategies that promote early intervention, access to effective treatments, a planned reentry and the preservation of public safety.”
read moreThe most likely to go to jail are those that have been there before; a closer eye needs to be kept on the recently released to make sure they’re taking advantage of the services offered with AB 109 funding, and there has to be a legal mechanism to ensure that. If that doesn’t happen, California is right back where it started.
read moreRice recently sat down with California Forward to discuss the award as well as her perspective on violence prevention and mass incarceration.
read moreThe way we sentence those who have committed crimes may be the single most important aspect of the criminal justice system we can change
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