Research & Additional Resources
Research & Additional Resources
Explore our Research & Additional Resources below to learn more information and data related to justice reform.
- Proposition 47 Cohort 1 Final Report for Office of Diversion and Reentry
- LA-County-Prop-47-Cohort 2-Reentry-Management Report
- LA-County-Prop-47-Cohort 2-SECTOR-Employment Report
- Los-Angeles-County-Prop-47-Cohort 2-SECTOR-Two-Year-Report
- Los-Angeles-County-Cohort-2-Local-Evaluation-Plan
- Los-Angeles-County-Cohort-3-Local-Evaluation-Plan
UNITE-LA Tech Reports
View the report on Employment of Systems-Involved Angelenos: Challenges, Aspirations and Tech Sector Potential
View the report on Talent Needs of L.A. Area Tech Employers
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 47 grant program provides services for individuals who have encountered the criminal or juvenile justice system and have a history of mild to moderate mental health and/or substance use disorders. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) – which since has moved to the Justice Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) – was awarded Proposition 47 grant funds to provide community-based services to the target population, including intensive case management, connection to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, interim recovery housing, and employment services.
To support the Skills and Experiences for the Careers of Tomorrow (SECTOR) program goal to place participants into employment in Los Angeles County’s high-growth sectors, ODR contracted UNITE-LA to conduct research and engage employers to help JCOD build connections in LA County’s growing clinical information technology sector for system impacted individuals. UNITE-LA conducted and analyzed a survey with system-impacted individuals, and implemented a learning space for tech employers to support awareness of the benefits of Fair Chance hiring. These reports are the product of this year-long learning and engagement work.
Healthcare Sector Career Path Development for Systems-Involved Angelenos
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 47 grant program provides services for individuals who have encountered the criminal or juvenile justice system and have a history of mild to moderate mental health and/or substance use disorders. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) – which since has moved to the Justice Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) – was awarded Proposition 47 grant funds to provide community-based services to the target population, including intensive case management, connection to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, interim recovery housing, and employment services.
To support SECTOR program’s goal to place participants into employment in Los Angeles County’s high-growth sectors, ODR contracted Medlin Workforce & Reentry Solutions (MWRS) to conduct research and engage employers to help ODR build connections in LA County’s growing clinical healthcare sector for system impacted individuals.
Prop 47 Joint Local Advisory Committee (JLAC) Summary Report
View the 2023 Summary Report here.
On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, a law that changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors. The savings from reduced incarceration costs were to be invested into drug and mental health treatment and other programs.
In 2017 the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) granted 23 applicants $103,000,000 to develop programs, including four grantees from Los Angeles city and county. In 2019 the BSCC granted 23 applicants $96,000,000 to develop programs, including five grantees from Los Angeles city and County.
The Prop 47 Joint Local Advisory Committee is convened by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Office of Diversion and Reentry and the Mayor’s Office of Reentry, as recipients of Prop 47 funding, and seeks to promote transparency, accountability and collaboration between grantees themselves as well as all stakeholders, centered on those in the community most impacted by the criminal justice system.
In addition to these summary reports please also check out the JLAC dashboard (and orientation video).
Best Practices for Coordination of Law Enforcement & Mental Health in Alternative Crisis Response
Best Practices for Coordination of Law Enforcement & Mental Health in Alternative Crisis Response
Click here to watch the JCOD Public Convening featuring Reuben Wilson from the LA County Department of Mental Health on the Alternative Crisis Response System.
External Data Resources
Check out these additional resources to explore more data related to justice reform.
- Catalyst California Justice Equity Need Index
- LA County Open Data Portal
- LA City Open Data Portal
- Vera Institute: Care First L.A.: Tracking Jail Decarceration