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Activists Seek Justice Reform for Youth Sentenced as Adults

March 20, 2020 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ As a youth, Kirn Kim made one good decision after another — eventually becoming an honors student at Sunny Hills High in Fullerton, Orange County. “I was in the National Honors Society. […]

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Decarcerate Sacramento Celebrates Victory Over Stalled Jail Expansion

November 21, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Criminal justice reform activists won a huge victory this month, when Sacramento County Supervisors walked away from an $89 million plan to expand Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) in Elk Grove. Opposition […]

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Decarcerate Sacramento Opposes Costly Prison Expansion Proposal

November 7, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is getting cold feet about proceeding with an $89 million expansion of Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) in Elk Grove. Most of the five-member board came […]

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Sacramento County Activists Protest Funding Increases for Jail Expansions

August 29, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Just this month, in a stunning move, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to scrap a $1.7 billion jail project. Officially, the project was meant to replace the Men’s […]

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Sacramento Coalition Spearheads Effort to Reclassify or Reduce Cannabis Convictions

August 15, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ Sherie Drawn’s life derailed after she got pulled over by Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies in 2006. According to Drawn, officers searched her car and found “maybe ½ an ounce” of medically prescribed […]

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Sacramento DHA Works to Dismiss or Reduce Cannabis-related Felonies

August 1, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) strives to help people transition from public assistance to financial independence. More than 420,000 county residents receive services from DHA, ranging from Medi-Cal to […]

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Sacramento Nonprofits Help Ex-inmates Thrive on the Outside

January 17, 2019 California Endowment

BY EDGAR SANCHEZ After serving 18 years in prison for manslaughter with a gang enhancement, Henry Ortiz was determined to prove he was a new man. But in November 2017, after only five days of […]

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