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Impact Justice’s National Housing Incubator awards more than $800 thousand in microgrants to six promising reentry housing projects across the country.

October 30, 2024

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Study connects early life trauma with violence later in life.

August 24, 2023

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Successful Airbnb-like project for formerly incarcerated people reaches milestone and expands

August 10, 2023

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

Impact Justice in the News

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SC prison’s vertical farming program gets grant to help pay inmates

July 16, 2025

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CBS: Oakland nonprofits face cuts after losing federal grants

April 30, 2025

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Associated Press: Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled

April 30, 2025

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The Appeal: Trump DOJ Defunds National Prison Rape Resource Center

April 30, 2025

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The Big Business of Bad Prison Food

March 8, 2025

After 29 years in prison, Homecoming Project participant gets new start with help from stranger

January 9, 2025

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How Banks Can Bridge The Financial Literacy Gap, Empower Communities

November 6, 2024

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How a New Microgrant Project Is Empowering Incarcerated People

October 17, 2024

NBC Bay Area

The Homecoming Project: Released after 23 years in prison, man welcomed into home of Berkeley family

August 27, 2024

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Two Big Reasons Why Criminal Justice Reform Funding Took a Dive — and Hasn’t Recovered

August 19, 2024

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The Real Menopause Movement Is Behind Bars

July 31, 2024

They pair former inmates with homeowners, with unusual success. And they’re expanding to Long Beach

July 28, 2024

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Resources to Power Your Criminal Justice Reporting

July 25, 2024

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Is it time for the feds to investigate wrongdoing in the LA County’s jails—again?

July 19, 2024

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Half of Criminal Justice Reform Funding Goes to Nonprofits Based in Just Two States

July 9, 2024

Podcast gives former foster youths a voice. They have lots to discuss.

June 14, 2024

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Movement Building through Community Organizing (feat. Aishatu Yusuf)

January 18, 2024

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Prison food is a national crisis. Sustainable sourcing could be a solution.

January 18, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

‘A spare room and a big heart’: Reentry program pairs formerly incarcerated people with willing homeowners

December 25, 2023

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Will the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department finally be held accountable?

November 27, 2023

An Ex-Noma Chef Has a Plan to Serve Better Food for US Prisoners

November 16, 2023

‘Homecoming Project’ lends helping hand to the formerly incarcerated while addressing homelessness

November 14, 2023

Room to Spare: Finding Homes for the Formerly Incarcerated

November 13, 2023

Impact Justice’s work in US prisons

November 11, 2023

The Homecoming Project creates safe reentry for incarcerated people

November 7, 2023

Bringing Locally Grown Produce to Institutions

November 2, 2023

Canteen prices in California prisons skyrocket, incarcerated people go hungry

October 30, 2023

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Governor Newsom signs measure reducing markups on essential items across California prison canteens

October 16, 2023

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California bills to reform prisons have a mixed record of success this session

October 11, 2023

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Oklahoma prison held inmates in shower stalls for days

October 9, 2023

Missouri Independent

Missouri prisoners say food went from bad to worse when contractor took over

October 5, 2023

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Providing access to housing after incarceration

October 3, 2023

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Bill aims to lower price markups, ease financial burdens in California prisons

October 2, 2023

Innovators break down barriers; They also lift up our resolve

September 29, 2023

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After the Hit-And-Run

September 28, 2023

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‘Farm to corrections’ project provides fresh produce to people in prison, boosts California growers

September 28, 2023

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California inmates accuse prison commissaries of price gouging

September 19, 2023

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Becker bill seeks to end ‘cruel’ price markups at prison stores

September 18, 2023

Sexual assault should never be part of a prison term

September 18, 2023

September events to highlight, garner support for local food justice projects

August 18, 2023

The Pennsylvania Prison Society is working to change the culture of food behind bars

August 2, 2023

Everyone’s tired of homelessness in California. Are you willing to rent your extra room to help?

July 11, 2023

Punishment via burger: How the Butler County Jail uses the ‘warden burger’ as discipline

June 14, 2023

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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

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Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families

October 11, 2022

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September 23, 2022