With over 6 million people barred from voting on Election Day through felony disenfranchisement policies, their communities are left without the voting power to access resources and address their needs. Opportunities for civic engagement, including voting, among justice-involved individuals can bring us closer to solutions.
In the FY 2018 – 19 budget, California makes prudent new investments in community-based youth but fails to modernize the state’s juvenile justice data bank and needlessly expands the troubled state youth correctional system.
Despite initial fears that reductions in prison populations would rebound to counties by increasing jail populations, statewide prison reform now appears to be a model for “jail reform.”
Blog May 23, 2018
Building Collective Power for a Better Future
Tina Curiel-Allen – a writer, poet, community leader, and Next Generation Fellow – offers a glimpse into her past, the challenges she faced during re-entry, and her hopes for the future.
Blog May 18, 2018
Leadership through Adversity
Cristian Franco, a youth mentor and community advocate, discusses the power of sharing your story and the ways the Next Generation Fellowship helped as he shaped his own.