For people released from prison, reentry housing can often feel like another form of incarceration.
Author Archives: Cayla Mihalovich
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My Oakland Agenda: Residents share their vision for the Town
Student journalists from Oakland North partnered with Oakland Lowdown to ask: “If you were an elected official in Oakland, what would your first act be?”
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Will DA Pamela Price usher in a new era for criminal justice in the East Bay?
Criminal justice reformers are eager to work with Price, a civil rights attorney who ran a progressive campaign to become Alameda County’s first Black district attorney.
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Prop. 17 passed 2 years ago. Now, 50,000 Californians on parole can vote
Volunteers working with the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office have registered over 1,500 people at Santa Rita Jail.
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Oakland is giving small grants to support healing for those injured by violence
The Department of Violence Prevention “mini-grants” are for small nonprofits and individuals leading community healing initiatives. The deadline to apply is Nov. 3.
