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Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative — Reform L.A. Jails Ballot Measure (July 2019)

Organization Name 
Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative
Award Date 
7/2019
Grant Amount 
$750,000
Purpose 
To support work on the Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative.
Topic (focus area) 
Criminal Justice Reform

Grant investigator: Chloe Cockburn

This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.

The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a grant of $750,000 to support work on the Reform Jails and Community Reinvestment Initiative (Reform L.A. Jails). If passed by voters, Reform L.A. Jails will task Los Angeles leaders with developing a comprehensive plan to reduce jail populations and redirect the cost savings to alternatives to incarceration. Advocates believe this will reduce recidivism, prevent crime, and permanently reduce the population of people cycling into and out of jail that are experiencing mental health, drug dependency, or chronic homelessness issues.

This follows our January 2019 support and falls within our focus area of criminal justice reform.

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