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Press Releases and Statements

California Justice Leaders Welcomes Its Largest Cohort Ever

March 21, 2023

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Thanksgiving Is a Reminder of the Poor State of Food in Prison, Expert Says

November 21, 2022

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New Project Uses Indoor Farming to Give People in Prison and the Formerly Incarcerated a Real Second Chance

October 4, 2022

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California Legislature earmarks $15 million to bring the Homecoming Project to Los Angeles and fund other Impact Justice innovations

September 13, 2022

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Posner Foundation grant supports start-up of Chefs in Prisons

July 26, 2022

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California Justice Leaders Expands

June 16, 2022

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MacKenzie Scott Makes Generous Gift to Impact Justice

March 23, 2022

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The Homecoming Project Increases Host Stipends in 2022

December 13, 2021

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New Report Provides First-Ever National Examination of Food in U.S. Prisons

December 2, 2020

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Impact Justice’s Homecoming Project Receives $2.5 Million Award to Provide Innovative Reentry Housing Services to Formerly Incarcerated People

September 25, 2020

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AmeriCorps welcomes first cohort of members with prior involvement in California’s justice system

February 28, 2020

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AmeriCorps funds first-ever program designed to intentionally engage system-involved youth and young adults

September 4, 2019

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Communities have a new interactive tool to build restorative justice diversion programs

June 10, 2019

Contra Costa becomes 4th county in California to adopt restorative justice diversion for youth

May 6, 2019

Impact Justice announces launch of Food in Prison Project

March 28, 2019

A new collaborative awarded to evaluate initiatives to improve health outcomes for women of color

December 5, 2018

New report shows huge reductions in out-of-home placements for youth in Alameda County

May 21, 2018

CYRR and CALCASA: New law reforming California’s sex offender registry is a great first step

October 10, 2017

Impact Justice in the News

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Alex Busansky, George Carter describe their project improving food in US prisons through container farming

March 14, 2023

What Prison Food Is Really Like Around The United States

March 2, 2023

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Ideas We Should Steal: Youth Restorative Justice for All Students

March 1, 2023

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Maine prisons’ food program on track to become national model

February 18, 2023

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Prison Food is More Than Gross — It’s Dangerous

February 4, 2023

Strangers became roommates through a program that connects formerly incarcerated with safe places to live

February 3, 2023

How California’s colleges are supporting formerly incarcerated students

December 22, 2022

Second Chance Justice

December 13, 2022

Prison Food Is Terrible, and the Eating Experience Inside Makes it Worse

December 8, 2022

Homecoming Project: Airbnb for those returning from prison

December 6, 2022

Food as rehabilitation

November 17, 2022

Fast Company

6 strategies for getting affordable housing built

November 11, 2022

Program Trains Prisoners To Be Hi-tech Farmers

November 10, 2022

16 gorgeous gifts for cannabis fans who appreciate high design

November 2, 2022

Affordable housing finds a stage at the National Building Museum

November 2, 2022

The Beauty Products 4 Women Bought After They Were Released from Prison

October 13, 2022

States Newsroom

Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families

October 11, 2022