Formerly Incarcerated & Allies Pushback Against Prison Reform Pullback

May. 9, 2018 / By Jordyn Saunders
Tags: criminal justice, Prison, prop. 47, prop.57

Citing increased crime, a city leader pushes then rolls back an agenda item to support the repeal of criminal justice reforms. But formerly incarcerated communities still have something to say and aren't buying it.

Q&A: Prop. 57 Offers Promise of ‘Hope and Opportunity’ to CA Youth

Oct. 26, 2016 / By WeCed Youth Media
Tags: criminal justice, juvenline justice, prop.57

As a formerly incarcerated woman, I am ecstatic about Proposition 57. In this Q & A, I interview the team that drafted the legislation who say it will overturn decades of CA policy that criminalize youth.