Criminal Justice

is an initiative to promote responsible, restorative, and redemptive approaches to justice reform in schools and communities throughout the Inland Valley Region

POLICY PRIORITIES:

• Decriminalize youth through school discipline and juvenile justice reform
• Reduce prisoner recidivism and remove barriers to successful reentry
• Promote responsible and restorative solutions to gang enforcement
• Promote diversion and other alternatives in lieu of incarceration
• Prioritize substance abuse and mental health treatment as crime reduction strategies
• Increase opportunities for resentencing and reclassification through Proposition 47
• Increase representation among justice reform-minded policymakers

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, & POLICYMAKERS CAN:

• Prevent the unfair targeting of innocent Black and Latino residents through the gang database
• Divert people charged with relatively minor crimes, like young people, into education, job development or gang intervention programs in lieu of juvenile camps
• Keep undocumented immigrant families together by following the law and exercising discretion more fairly.
• Sentence mentally ill and drug addicted persons to rehabilitation and prevention programs
• Ensure equal protection and fair treatment of all residents under the law regardless of race, sexual orientation, and gender
• Prioritize resources for schools and education over prison and incarceration

HELP RETHINK PUBLIC SAFETY BY:

• Sharing your voice and stories of restoration and redemption
• Making your voice heard with policy-makers
• Becoming an informed and engaged voter