Even though the word is part of its name, CDCR has failed to clearly establish a pathway to rehabilitation that includes accessible programming and actionable outcomes. When he went back to the parole board for the third time in 2021, he was granted parole. Once an incarcerated person goes through the process of rehabilitation, that should be recognized in their custody documents and in parole hearings. This op-ed was first published by the Prison Journalism Project. Prison Journalism Project trains incarcerated writers to become journalists and publishes their stories.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 23, 2022 16:49 UTC