California Counties Looking to Cut Down on Re-Offenders in Realignment

California Counties Looking To Cut Down On Re-Offenders in Realignment
In San Francisco County, the jail has created a “re-entry pod” – a special unit where soon-to-be-released inmates get social services such as therapy, child support, benefits eligibility and drug treatment even before they are set free, based on … Read more on CBS Local

Calif. counties seek to reduce re-offense rate
Others have created networks between county mental health departments, law enforcement, homeless shelters and local substance abuse treatment programs to respond to inmates' needs. "We know that there are basic building blocks to keep a person … In … Read more on Daily Democrat

Candidate Salinas wants city transparency
He moved from Tulare County the following year, and in the early 1990s Salinas served a single term on the Newark City Council in Northern California. He noted that he lost his re-election bid by just eight votes. Although Salinas studied police … Read more on Visalia Times-Delta