This resource, prepared jointly by LSPC and East Bay Family Defenders, provides an overview of the process of how to request a change of attorney.
2024
LSPC’s East Bay Family Defenders Guides: 388 Motion FAQ
This resource, prepared jointly by LSPC and East Bay Family Defenders, provides an overview of how to file a 388 Motion in the state of California.
LSPC’s East Bay Family Defenders Guides: Visiting during Reunification FAQ
This resource, prepared jointly by LSPC and East Bay Family Defenders, provides tips on visitation during the family reunification process.
LSPC Fair Chance Housing & Beyond Webinar
Housing is a basic need! So why is it so hard to have, especially when you’re formerly incarcerated or have a convict history? This webinar is called “Fair Chance and Beyond?, Public Policy and Constitutional Aspects of Housing Market Regulation to Protect the Rights of Persons with Arrest and Conviction Records.” Panelists include: Margaretta Wan-Ling Lin is a Lecturer and Project Scientist at UC Berkeley, focusing on racial justice and healing in planning and public policy, and she serves as Executive Director of Just Cities. Xavier Johnson is Director of Policy Justice at the Just Cities Institute where he works on Fair Chance Housing policies, re-entry policy, and housing more broadly. Xavier is also a Commissioner on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board. Eric Craig Sapp is a Staff Attorney at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children.
Voting in California Jails in 2024: Countering Unofficial and Official Misinformation (English)
This video discusses voter eligibility of persons incarcerated in jails in the state of California, focusing on the development of statutory and constitutional law regarding elections over the past decade [at 19:33], as well as on logistical obstacles faced in the utilization of voting rights [at 26:59]. Also discussed is the disparity that persons in jail encounter, relative to the general population, in accessing conditional voter registration / provisional balloting [at 30:22]. The legal significance of the Governor’s veto of Assembly Bill 544 (2024) is commented upon [at 34:00]. The video concludes with reflections on the relation of election law and principles of democracy [41:32].
Votar en las cárceles de California en 2024: contrarrestar la desinformación oficial y no oficial (Spanish)
Este video analiza la elegibilidad para votar de personas encarceladas en cárceles del estado de California, enfocándose en el desarrollo de leyes estatutarias y constitucionales relacionadas con las elecciones durante la última década [a las 19:33], así como en los obstáculos logísticos enfrentados en la utilización del sistema de votación. derechos [a las 26:59]. También se analiza la disparidad que enfrentan las personas encarceladas, en relación con la población general, a la hora de acceder al registro de votantes condicional/votación provisional [a las 30:22]. Se comenta la trascendencia jurídica del veto del Gobernador al Proyecto de Ley 544 (2024) [a las 34:00]. El vídeo concluye con reflexiones sobre la relación entre la ley electoral y los principios de la democracia [41:32].
