Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)’s Post

Don't buy into the Prop 47 fear! Kent Mendoza, ARC's Associate Director of Local Policy, captures the transformative impact of Prop 47 in the Guardian: “It’s one of those monumental pieces of legislation, and it got us over the hill for something we’ve been fighting for for so long. It gives counties an opportunity to be bold and approach these things differently. This is what allows us to maybe save 10 people who wouldn’t have this support.” https://lnkd.in/giPxt4Vw

We recently celebrated Sam Lewis’s five-year anniversary as the Chief Executive Officer of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition. Along with being an enormous achievement for any leader, this milestone is a testament to the need for more proximate leadership. In the last five years, Sam has used his unique perspective and connection to the work as a formerly incarcerated person, in combination with his many other abilities, to grow our inside-prison programming from 9 to 30 prisons, expand our workforce programs from just LA County to counties all over the state, create a Youth Development department, pass over 20 bills, and 3x the size of our organization to 160 employees and counting, over 80% of whom are systems impacted as well. This is what happens when we empower the people who GET IT most. Congratulations Sam and thank you for your leadership. #ProximateLeadership #AntiRecidivismCoalition #LeadingByExample #HappyFiveYears

One of the five pillars for ARC membership is a "willingness to be of service." And each month, we come together as a community to uphold that pillar. This June, ARC members and staff partnered with @HDAHealing to clean up Dockweiler Beach and, together, collected over a quarter mile of trash! 🌍✨ A special thanks to @HealTheBay for their support. And let's keep making a difference and being of service, one beach at a time! 🏖️❤️ #BeachCleanup #Community #HealTheBay #EndlessPossibilities #ARC #TogetherWeCan #Service

Happy Disability Pride Month! We're here to talk about the unique, disproportionate, and unjust experiences people with disabilities have with incarceration. Read and share with someone new by tagging them in the comments! #AntiRecidivismCoalition #DisabilityPride

🚨 Yesterday, #ACA8 passed the CA legislature! 🙌 We have created a new ballot measure for November 2024, allowing CA voters to help us #EndSlaveryinCA. Read Sam Lewis's statement in Politico recapping this historic victory! “For too long, slavery has been embedded in California’s constitution, forcing incarcerated people to work against their will and face punishment if they refuse,” Sam Lewis, executive director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, said in a statement. “Now, the California legislature has paved the way for ACA 8 to be placed on the ballot, allowing California voters to help end this cruel and racist practice.” https://lnkd.in/gzwpauH3

BREAKING NEWS: We made history! #ACA8 cleared the CA Legislature and will be on the 2024 November ballot! Involuntary servitude is modern-day slavery, and we’re one step closer to ending it in California!  In November, voters will have the power to help us to #EndSlaveryinCA at the ballot box. Stay tuned and spread the word on how you can help us to End Slavery in California.

Such an amazing experience being at the most prestigious conference for HR professionals in the world and representing ARC! We couldn’t be more grateful especially being at a record breaking event of over 26,000 HR professionals yet only a few thousand of them being people of color and an even smaller fraction of that representing re-entry work!

The National Life Without Parole (LWOP) Leadership Council has just launched BeyondLWOP.org. This new website showcases inspiring stories of people who were released after life without parole sentences and how they’ve turned their lives around and given back to their communities. BeyondLWOP.org offers information on the kinds of harm life sentences without parole cause to communities, shows where each state stands on its use of the sentence and outlines effective alternatives. We're thrilled to partner with Human Rights Watch and the USC Post Conviction Justice Project on this website. #EndLWOP #SecondChancesStrongerCommunities