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We are HERE for you: Root & Rebound’s Response to COVID-19

On this page, you will find information about Root & Rebound’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) as it impacts formerly incarcerated, currently incarcerated, and justice system-impacted people and their families.

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What Happens After...

Root & Rebound’s Executive Director, Katherine Katcher, quoted in The Atlantic’s article on the needs […]

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Root & Rebound’s...

Root & Rebound is excited to be awarded The Michelson 20MM Foundation’s Spark Grant supporting […]

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Incarcerated people are...

As multiple fires rage across California, the role incarcerated firefighters play is coming under renewed scrutiny. Despite […]

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Editorial: Incarcerated people...

The LA Times Editorial Board expresses their support for R&R co-sponsored AB 1211 to reform […]

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Katherine Katcher ’07...

“I’ve always leaned toward advocacy, and have always admired people whose role in life has […]

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The Legal Barriers...

Every year, 50,000 people are released from California jails and prisons. Hundreds of thousands more […]

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Community partnership seeks...

GREENVILLE, S.C. — “Two nonprofits joining together, hoping to make a difference in the Upstate. […]

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CNN Op-Ed: “It...

“(CNN) It is hard not to cry when you watch the video. After 23 years […]

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Kresge Foundation grants...

The Kresge Foundation’s Human Services Program has awarded $5 million in grants to 10 human […]

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From behind bars...

“It’s supposed to be when you leave prison, your punishment stops. Unfortunately, the punishment begins.” […]

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The Aftermath of...

Recently, Root & Rebound’s Executive Director, Katherine Katcher, was interviewed on The Mary Jane Experience, […]

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Bill would help...

California lawmakers and activists are resurrecting a legislative effort to help inmate firefighters begin a […]

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Inmates Fighting California...

“Roughly 1,500 currently incarcerated people have stepped up in the last 24 hours to combat the fires as part of [...]

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Announcing the launch...

Today, we proudly announce the official launch of Debt Free Justice California (“DFJC”). We are a concerned group […]

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Inmates are fighting...

Root & Rebound ED Katherine Katcher was recently interviewed by Brent Bambury for Day 6 on CBC radio for a [...]

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As Inmates, They...

About 1,500 inmates in California prisons are helping the state fight wildfires, including the Camp Fire, for several dollars a [...]

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Inmate firefighters are...

"The environment is coercive," said Katherine Katcher, founder and executive director of California-based non-profit Root & Rebound, which helps formerly [...]

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