BRE SLIMICK & SARAH WONGKING AB 109 REALLIGNMENT
PROBLEM ?
CA PRISON HISTORY
OVER CAPACITY
AB 109 Result of Supreme Court May 2011 Order to cut 10,000 inmates from the prison by November To cut 33,000 inmates from prison within two years
WHAT DID THE BILL SAY? County Jails Low-level offenders State Prisons
A YEAR LATER…
WHAT DID THE BILL DO?
CRITICAL RESISTANCE
DISCUSSIONS What level of prevention does AB 109 address? What would it take to go upstream and address this issue from a primary prevention lens? In policy?
WHAT DO WE DO? We do the best we can and fight on!