{"id":95038,"date":"2021-07-20T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-for-the-people-sponsors-state-budget-and-supports-governor-newsom-in-signing-18m-california-county-resentencing-pilot-program\/"},"modified":"2021-07-20T12:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:20:01","slug":"for-the-people-patrocina-el-presupuesto-estatal-y-apoya-al-gobernador-newsom-en-la-firma-del-programa-piloto-de-resentencia-del-condado-de-california-por-18-millones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/for-the-people-patrocina-el-presupuesto-estatal-y-apoya-al-gobernador-newsom-en-la-firma-del-programa-piloto-de-resentencia-del-condado-de-california-por-18-millones\/","title":{"rendered":"For The People Sponsors State Budget and Supports Governor Newsom in Signing $18M California County Resentencing Pilot Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 19, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortheppl.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">For The People<\/a>\u2014the national nonprofit working with prosecutors to remedy unjust sentences\u2014is proud to share that Governor <span class=\"xn-person\">Gavin Newsom<\/span> has signed the California County Resentencing Pilot Program (&#8220;the Pilot&#8221;) into law as part of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB128&amp;version=20210AB12895CHP\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> 2021 Budget Act<\/a>. The Pilot will appropriate <span class=\"xn-money\">$18M<\/span> across the state for the implementation of Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing (PIR). PIR is the process first developed by For The People to support prosecutors in looking back at unjust, excessive sentences. Since its inception, For The People has worked in partnership with community leaders, elected prosecutors, and public defenders to implement PIR. Now, as Budget Sponsors of the Pilot, For The People is supporting the adoption of this process on a larger scale to reunite more families and restore communities. <\/p>\n<p>In 2018, For The People worked to pass the nation&#8217;s first ever law that allows prosecutors to look back at and remedy unjust sentences: <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortheppl.org\/ab-2942\" rel=\"nofollow\">Assembly Bill 2942<\/a><\/u>. Ever since, the organization has been working to ensure the legislation is implemented with partnerships across <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> and beyond. Thanks to PIR, approximately 75 incredible people have returned home to their families and communities. Now, even more incarcerated people and their loved ones will be able to benefit from PIR. <\/p>\n<p>With this first-of-its-kind investment, the state has appropriated <span class=\"xn-money\">$18 million<\/span> across nine counties to fund the three-year-long Pilot. The participating counties are listed as follows: <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Clara<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Riverside<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Contra Costa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Yolo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Merced<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Humboldt<\/span>. The diversity of these counties is intentional\u2014not only in geography, but in voter base, prosecutor leadership, reentry resources, prison population, and incarceration rates. It will allow for the legislature to evaluate impact across a wide range of participants. Potential impacts include cost savings to the state, reinvestment in community resources, economic stimulation through workplace reentry, and more. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I first conceptualized this law, I never imagined that <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> would invest millions of dollars in its implementation,&#8221; said Founder and Executive Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Hillary Blout<\/span>. &#8220;After almost three years of working very closely with DAs and community leaders across the state, I am more confident than ever that this collaborative approach will allow us to safely bring more people home from prison. I&#8217;m thrilled that <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> is once again at the forefront of criminal justice reform, and we are eager to get to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Per the legislative language, the Pilot will begin <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 1, 2021<\/span>. In addition to funding for each county, <span class=\"xn-money\">$1,350,000<\/span> shall be available to the RAND Corporation to conduct an evaluation and provide a report on the County Resentencing Pilot Program to the Legislature. To support the launch of this Pilot, For The People will be hosting a convening in <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 2021<\/span> to bring together the elected District Attorneys and key DAO staff from each Pilot county. At the convening, the organization will provide training, resources, updates, and a forum for discussion on a range of relevant topics. <\/p>\n<p>For further details on the Pilot, please see <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XSlBxu9Seinns6mK5GNlpwpHiUwnZrrC0KkzYssKDJU\/edit\" rel=\"nofollow\">the initiative&#8217;s fact sheet linked here<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XSlBxu9Seinns6mK5GNlpwpHiUwnZrrC0KkzYssKDJU\/edit\" rel=\"nofollow\">. <\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT FOR THE PEOPLE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland<\/span>, For The People is a national nonprofit that activates the power of prosecutors to remedy unjust sentences. In 2018, the organization wrote and worked to pass the nation&#8217;s first ever Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Law, AB 2942, in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. Now, For The People works with more than a dozen elected prosecutors to implement PIR and expand its adoption through providing policy and technical support nationwide. Ultimately, For The People works with prosecutors, system-impacted people, and community organizations to reunite families and restore communities that have been decimated by mass incarceration. To learn more, visit <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fortheppl.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">fortheppl.org<\/a><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  For The People<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 19, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortheppl.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">For The People<\/a>\u2014the national nonprofit working with prosecutors to remedy unjust sentences\u2014is proud to share that Governor <span class=\"xn-person\">Gavin Newsom<\/span> has signed the California County Resentencing Pilot Program (&#8220;the Pilot&#8221;) into law as part of &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}