Empowering you to be the hero of your story.

JCOD and the Board of Supervisors are committed to advancing a “Care First” approach to best serve the justice-involved people of Los Angeles County. The Care First Community Investment (CFCI) is a significant investment that builds up our collective capacity to achieve our mission

The College and Career program partners with post-secondary institutions to assist justice-involved individuals who wish to continue their education.

Developing Opportunities and Offering Reentry Solutions (D.O.O.R.S) is an inclusive community where everyone impacted by the justice system can thrive and fully participate in society. It provides an array of comprehensive supportive services to address the barriers to reentry for justice-involved individuals, particularly those on adult felony supervision, their families and the community.

The JCOD Incubation Academy aims to engage and enroll Los Angeles County grassroots non-profit organizations, especially those with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or justice-involved leadership, that have historically been providing services to justice-involved people but have faced challenges obtaining government contracts and funding.

If you or someone you know has been arrested, JusticeConnect.org can connect you to help with your next steps, temporary housing or other services, depending on your needs. Our services are free and our call center is here to help 7 days a week.

JCOD hosts monthly panels of Justice-Involved Individuals. These panels ensure that our community is a leading voice and driving force behind JCOD programs.

LA County CareConnect is a network of organizations working together to support individuals and families in LA County through connections to services and resources.

LA Free the Vote is an initiative created in 2018 tasking Los Angeles County agencies to collaborate with stakeholders in a taskforce to civically engage and register to vote people impacted by the criminal legal system.

The Los Angeles County Training Center (LACTC) is a program that prepares participants for careers in the fire service with access to case management and supportive services.

Prefiling Diversion Program diverts individuals detained for non-serious/non-violent misdemeanors and felonies to community supports, in lieu of criminal charges being filed (which could entail prosecution and jail time).

Over the past year, the Alternatives to Incarceration Office worked to enhance the Court’s Pretrial Release Evaluation Program (PREP) Pilot and to phase towards larger pretrial reform in JCOD – in particular, increasing service linkage for pretrial defendants.

The Pretrial Services Pilot involves the implementation of a court-based navigator team to serve justice involved individuals and their loved ones by providing voluntary and holistic support and connecting them with community-based services and supportive resources.

The Providing Opportunities for Women in Reentry (POWR) program links systems-impacted women to safe housing, employment, family reunification, support groups, mental health, and substance use treatment, to reduce recidivism, improve their well-being, and achieve self-sufficiency.

The Rapid Diversion Program (RDP) is a pre-plea diversion program targeting individuals with a mental health diagnosis or substance use disorder.

Reentry Intensive Care Management Services (RICMS) seeks to improve the health and well-being of justice-involved individuals by providing case management and service navigation.

Reentry Interim Housing provides short-term dwelling and group-based in-house programming for justice-involved individuals in need of housing support to stabilize and heal for a target of 9-months while locating longer-term housing solutions through partnership with a JCOD care management program such as RICMS.​

The SECTOR Program offers training and paid work experience in sectors that provide career pathway opportunities and family-sustaining wages for people impacted by the justice system.

The JCOD Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming (STOP) program provides interim housing with individualized services to address criminogenic factors.

The Warm Landing Place (WLP) program launched in June 2024, engages individuals immediately upon release from the Downtown Los Angeles jails complex and provides them with voluntary supportive services in furtherance of the County's Care First approach.

The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department is partnering with West Coast Customs to provide a 12-week paid training course in automotive repair and restoration.

YO! is a transformative mentoring program that helps young adults reach developmental milestones by engaging them productively in education, work, and civic life.