{"id":65,"date":"2021-11-07T14:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T14:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troop351.net\/?p=65"},"modified":"2021-11-07T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T14:26:53","slug":"proposed-charity-root-rebound-re-entry-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troop351.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/07\/proposed-charity-root-rebound-re-entry-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"PROPOSED CHARITY \u2013 ROOT & REBOUND RE-ENTRY ADVOCATES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. One of the most disadvantaged groups in California is the group of individuals who have completed a term of incarceration after conviction of felony.\u00a0 Despite purportedly having \u201cpaid their debt to society\u201d these individuals are denied the following opportunities:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. An employer can legally refuse to hire an individual who was convicted of a felony<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. A convicted felon cannot vote while on parole or post-release supervision<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. A convicted felon cannot serve on a jury unless the individual receives a Certificate of Rehabilitation and Pardon (or a pardon from the Governor)<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. A convicted felon cannot serve in the Armed Forces unless they receive a waiver from the Secretary of Defense<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Felons convicted of certain crimes are ineligible to run for public office<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. A convicted felon may not legally possess a firearm<\/span><\/li>\n
      7. Felons convicted of certain crime, including drug offenses, may be restricted in their ability to receive federal benefits, including disability, welfare, social security, and veterans\u2019 benefits<\/span><\/li>\n
      8. Convicted felons may lose their rights to public employee pension and benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Recidivism is also an ongoing problem.\u00a0 The United States has among the highest recidivism rates in the World<\/span> .\u00a0 Some studies indicate that California\u2019s recidivism rate has hovered around 50% for the past ten years<\/span>.\u00a0 Programs that help offenders re-integrate into society are vital to reducing recidivism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Providing help to ex offenders also has a racial justice component.\u00a0 In 2017, the year of most recent data, 28.5% of the state\u2019s male prisoners were African American\u2014compared to just 5.6% of the state\u2019s adult male residents. The imprisonment rate for African American men is 4,236 per 100,000 people\u2014ten times the imprisonment rate for white men, which is 422 per 100,000. For Latino men, the imprisonment rate is 1,016 per 100,000; for men of other races it is 314. African American women are also overrepresented. Of the state\u2019s 5,849 female prisoners, 25.9% are African American\u2014only 5.7% of the state\u2019s adult female residents are. African American women are imprisoned at a rate of 171 per 100,000\u2014more than five times the imprisonment rate of white women, which is 30 per 100,000. Imprisonment rates for Latino women and women of other races are 38 and 14 per 100,000, respectively<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Other local programs to help ex offenders are very well funded<\/span>\n
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              1. Delancey Street \u2013 annual revenue $50.8 million<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. Prison Fellowship.org \u2013 annual revenue $44.6 million (fiscal year 2019-20)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. Why Root & Rebound?<\/span>\n
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                  1. Oakland based organization made up of both attorneys and advocates<\/span><\/li>\n
                  2. Provides a variety of services: employment assistance; direct legal assistance; access to educational opportunities; prison reform advocacy; and direct financial assistance to families.<\/span><\/li>\n
                  3. Much smaller budget \u2013 2019 revenue $2.9 million (individual donations $170,000) (v. $2.5 million expenses)<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    For more info, see:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.rootandrebound.org\/get-support\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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                    1. Larry devoted much of his professional career to adult education, giving people on the lowest rung of society an opportunity to better themselves.\u00a0 Root & Rebound exists to help people in that same (lower) economic and educational strata.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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