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Smart Justice CA — California Criminal Justice Reform Lobbying (2021)

Organization Name 
Smart Justice CA
Award Date 
4/2021
Grant Amount 
$365,000
Purpose 
To support lobbying on behalf of criminal justice reform in California.
Topic (focus area) 
Criminal Justice Reform

Grant investigator: Chloe Cockburn

This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Smart Justice CA staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $365,000 over two years to Smart Justice CA, via Tides Advocacy, to support their lobbying on behalf of criminal justice reform in California and efforts to build support for reform-minded prosecutors throughout the state.

This follows our December 2020 support and falls within our focus area of criminal justice reform.