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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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Lawsuit Seeks Immediate...
MAY 22, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Root & Rebound, The American Civil […]
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No Photo ID,...
Root & Rebound contributed to a recent article in the Marshall Project about the hurdles […]
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Demanding a System...
A Call to Collective Action for Nationwide Reform. May 12 · 14 min read “Not everything that […]
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A Dangerous Limbo:...
R&R contributed to this story in the Marshall Project about people sitting sitting in jails […]
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One Step Forward,...
Root & Rebound’s Fresno Reentry Women & Employment Initiative (FRWEI) was recently featured in the […]
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Opinion: Why SC...
“Anxiety. Fear. Uncertainty. Each of us are living with these feelings right now. Now imagine […]
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COVID-19 Risks Prompt...
“Many county correctional facilities throughout California are reducing their teeming populations to prevent large-scale COVID-19 […]
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A Conversation with...
Abby Abinanti is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe and has been Chief Justice […]
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Policy Advocacy
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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