First in a series of upcoming reports on “Ban the Box” – the civil rights campaign to remove barriers to employment, housing, education, & voting for formerly incarcerated people.
Racial Justice
Personal Property and Public Space in the Post-Grants Pass Commons
Attorneys Andrew Ntim of LCCR-SF and Eric C. Sapp of LSPC will discuss how unhoused persons and advocates have been resisting, and can continue to challenge, criminalization, confiscation, and erasure from the res publica. This is Part II of a continuing exploration of the legal landscape of homelessness in California in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision.
Implementation of AB 1186: Restitution Fines Reform
This training will provide an overview of Assembly Bill 1186, which eliminates restitution fines for youth in juvenile court, vacates restitution fine debt over 10 years old for both youth and adults, and clarifies how restitution amounts are calculated for property damage. It will also outline steps impacted individuals can take to seek relief and includes practical guidance for navigating court debt under the new law.
Presenters: Kellie Walters (Staff Attorney at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children), Delaney Green and Asher Waite-Jones (Clinical Supervisor in the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley)
Richardson v. Ramirez at Fifty: Deconstructing Disenfranchisement
In Richardson v. Ramirez, 418 U.S. 24 (1974), the U.S. Supreme negated federal equal protection of the laws for persons disenfranchised on account of criminal conviction. This case forms the bedrock for contemporary state-based voting eligibility rules for system-involved persons as well as for the state-by-state movement to reform it, as exemplified by California’s Prop. 17 (2020) which restored the right to vote to persons on parole. This webinar will carefully analyze the Court’s opinions in Ramirez to uncover the ways in which text and history are implicated in the constitutional interpretation of democratic norms.
Presenters: Alissa Moore (Re-Entry Coordinator) and Eric C. Sapp (Staff Attorney) from Legal Services for Prisoners with Children.
Unpacking Implicit Bias in the Prison Industrial Complex
Join Tanisha Cannon and Eric Sapp of Legal Services For Prisoners with Children as they discuss implicit bias in the prison industrial complex.
Race, Class, and the Foster Care System
This is a one-hour training looking at structural racism in the child welfare system, especially focused on standardized risk-assessment tools and policing, with suggestions on how attorneys can support families.
Presenter: Meredith Wallis, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
