Partnership for Community Excellence

While in prison, Michael Santos reconciles with society
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In the second installment of the series, Michael G. Santos discusses his journey through prison and how he focused all of his time on reconciling with society and using his vantage point on the inside to learn more about the criminal justice system.

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Report: California criminal justice could rethink treatment of pre-trial detainees
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Today the Partnership for Community Excellence released a report that details several steps counties could take aimed at reducing their pretrial detainee population and increasing the overall efficiency in how that population is processed and ultimately save significant budget money.

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An introduction: Michael G. Santos returns to society
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Twenty five years ago, Michael G. Santos was convicted for trafficking cocaine. He reformed himself in prison and because of realignment, is able to spend the final year of his sentence in a halfway house in San Francisco. Here is the start of his story.

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What’s the real story on California Realignment?
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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Recently, there has been a flurry of media activity aimed at assessing whether California Realignment is making any real progress. We think that for the most part, the media are getting it wrong.

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California Realignment: Pace quickens for now
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Recidivism is down and more inmates are reporting to the probation officers than before, but some county officials bristle at having so many offenders “dumped” into their laps without enough time to plan or react.

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Public safety realignment: A very early report card
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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Realignment is about trying something different, trying to get the best results at the best price and ignoring the need for instant gratification.

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