Join us this Friday September 4th at 12pm PT for, “Returning Home Well: Public/Private Partnerships in Reentry Support”
Our host, and Executive Director, Sam Lewis will be joined this week by Doug Bond, CEO of the The Amity Foundation,Aly Tamboura, Justice & Opportunity Initiative Manager at theChan Zuckerberg Initiative, Jessica Fernandez from the Division of Rehabilitative Programs at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Kevin Hoffman, Deputy Director of Program Operations at CDCR, Samra Haider, Executive Director of Programs at the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), and ARC community member, Deshonnte Jones, to discuss the newest effort to provide comprehensive reentry support for our community members returning home.
Recent News Stories Featuring Our Community Members
ARC Life Coach Carlos Cervantes and ARC Member Anthony Sarmiento were featured in this ABC 7 story around the building of the new LA Rams SoFi Stadium.
This Spectrum News 1 profile on ARC Founder Scott Budnick features newly returned home Jensen and ARC Executive Director Sam Lewis.
After years of activism, the LA County Board of Supervisors Tuesday ended the practice of transferring those in the custody of LA County Sheriffs to ICE detention centers without a judicial warrant. ARC's Manager of Advocacy and Community Organizing Kent Mendoza, one of the coalition's leaders, shares his story: "Six years ago, when I was barely 20, the Sheriff’s Department transferred me to ICE."
Thank you to all the partners and advocateswho pushed to ensure this protection for our immigrant community members and to Supervisor Hilda Solis for introducing the motion!
The following bills passed both California legislative houses this week and are now on Governor Newsom's desk, awaiting to be signed into law.
AB 2147: will provide an expedited expungement process for formerly incarcerated people that have successfully participated in fire camps & give them the opportunity to obtain occupational licenses.
SB 203: will protect the integrity of our criminal justice system and preserve the constitutional rights of California youth by requiring youth 17 years of age or younger consult with legal counsel in person by telephone or by video conference before waiving their Miranda rights.
SB 823: Closes the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) the right way and will create an Office of Youth Justice (OYJ) within Health and Human Services to provide leadership, oversight, and accountability for Youth Justice.
AB 1869: Eliminates 23 criminal fees to create a more #DebtFreeJusticeCA system.
AB 2342: will allow people on parole to earn time off of a parole term by participating in rehabilitative programs, civic engagement, voluntary efforts, and education, as well as lift the travel restrictions for the purposes of commuting to and from work and / or school.
