Organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights, and to reunify families and communities. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Website
Twitter: @LSPC_
Facebook: Facebook
Primary geographic focus: California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Support Centers
Tags: Children, Juvenile Justice, Prisoners Rights
Acronym or short name: LSPC
October 16, 2017
LSPC's bill was signed by Gov. Brown.
Voice of San Diego
April 10, 2018
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children continues to protect incarcerated pregnant women in San Diego.
News and Alerts
October 16, 2017
LSPC's bill was signed by Gov. Brown.
News Story
August 8, 2017
Advocates for California motorists who face mounting fees for traffic tickets took another step to ease the burden, a settlement that seeks to offer options to paying fines that many people can’t afford.
News Story
April 11, 2017
Audio
November 7, 2016
UpFront presents 50th Anniversary of Bayview-Hunter’s Point Uprising and a Debate on Prop 64: Marijuana Legalization
Press Release
KRCR News Channel 7
May 25, 2016
Class action case cites repeated retaliation against detainees and prisoners who speak out about violations of the ADA and other laws
News Story
East Bay Express (Oakland)
March 24, 2016
News Story
Al Jazeera America
September 1, 2015
A settlement allows for thousands of inmates in solitary confinement to be re-integrated with the general prison population
Opinion
Huffington Post
September 29, 2015
California legal aid leaders identify reformation of the treatment of formerly incarcerated individuals as necessary to end discrimination and recidivism.
Interview , News Story
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
March 13, 2015
A biography of Dorsey Nunn, executive director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, which has been working nationally on reentry issues.
News Story
The District Chronicles
June 22, 2015
Many states and Washington, D.C. have passed laws making it easier for ex-offenders to find employment. Advocates are now looking for a federal law to ban the box.
Presenters will describe the ABA and California Rules of Professional Responsibility as they relate to common challenges with volunteers (including the duty to supervise, the unlawful practice of law, and the duty of confidentiality). Presenters will also discuss challenges and successful strategies for hiring, supervising, managing, and wrapping up the term for volunteers and interns.
MCLE: 1.25 hours (Legal Ethics)
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This webinar will discuss best practices and ethical considerations for organizations working with volunteer and/or pro bono attorneys.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Practitioners and policy advocates will be discussing changes in the law affecting low income and justice involved individuals.
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This program will focus on the mental health-related requirements for disability benefits eligibility, with particular applicability to certain vulnerable populations: prisoners who have been adversely impacted by solitary confinement and transgender prisoners who have been traumatized by their prison experience.
MCLE: 1 hour
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This webinar will trace the history of this movement and recount how that history enhanced the legislative effort this year. It will go behind the scenes to describe the challenges in getting a bill passed in Sacramento.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Attorneys from Bay Area Legal Aid, Harriett Buhai Center on Family Law, Root and Rebound, and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children will share best practices and creative strategies for providing legal information and services to incarcerated people.
MCLE: 1 hour
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This training will provide a framework for understanding the often dramatically harmful impact of traffic court fines and fees, and frequently accompanying driver's license suspension, on low income infraction defendants.
MCLE: 1 hour
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This presentation will provide parole attorneys with information to inform their representation of lifers coming up for parole.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Discussion for reentry legal service providers: an info-sharing session with time for Q & A, and planning for next steps.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Explores advocacy tactics and the fundamentals of the legislative process. As case study, uses the 2013 Fairness in Government Hiring Practices Act.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Covers the unique barriers faced by released parents who want to reunite with minor children. Relevant to dependency court, family court and probate court.
MCLE: 1 hour
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Provides information on how individuals can use the California Public Records Act for legislative or litigation purposes.
MCLE: 1 hour
Organization Website
Twitter: @LSPC_
Facebook: Facebook
Primary geographic focus: California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Support Centers
Tags: Children, Juvenile Justice, Prisoners Rights
Acronym or short name: LSPC
LSPC organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights and to reunify families and communities. They build public awareness of structural racism in policing, the courts, and the prison system.
Their strategy includes impact litigation as plaintiffs, litigation support, trainings, policy advocacy, public education, grassroots mobilization, and developing community collaboration.
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)
PRESS/RESEARCH FROM THIS SOURCE
News and AlertsGov. Brown Signs AB1008 the Ban the Box / Fair Chance Hiring Act!
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)October 16, 2017
LSPC's bill was signed by Gov. Brown.
PRESS/RESEARCH MENTIONING/INVOLVING THIS SOURCE
News StoryRestraining Inmates in Labor Is Supposed to Be the Exception — in San Diego, It’s the Norm
Kelly DavisVoice of San Diego
April 10, 2018
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children continues to protect incarcerated pregnant women in San Diego.
News and Alerts
Gov. Brown Signs AB1008 the Ban the Box / Fair Chance Hiring Act!
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)October 16, 2017
LSPC's bill was signed by Gov. Brown.
News Story
Solano County settlement would offer alternatives to traffic fines
San Francisco ChronicleAugust 8, 2017
Advocates for California motorists who face mounting fees for traffic tickets took another step to ease the burden, a settlement that seeks to offer options to paying fines that many people can’t afford.
News Story
Lawsuit says disabled inmates treated poorly at jail
USA TodayApril 11, 2017
Audio
KPFA’s Debate on California’s Prop 64: Marijuana Legalization
94.1 KPFANovember 7, 2016
UpFront presents 50th Anniversary of Bayview-Hunter’s Point Uprising and a Debate on Prop 64: Marijuana Legalization
Press Release
Lawsuit says Shasta Co. Jail mistreats disabled inmates
Kelli SaamKRCR News Channel 7
May 25, 2016
Class action case cites repeated retaliation against detainees and prisoners who speak out about violations of the ADA and other laws
News Story
Legal Coalition Demands Traffic Court Policy Changes
Sydney JohnsonEast Bay Express (Oakland)
March 24, 2016
News Story
California will release thousands of inmates from solitary confinement
Haya El NasserAl Jazeera America
September 1, 2015
A settlement allows for thousands of inmates in solitary confinement to be re-integrated with the general prison population
Opinion
Ending the Racial Caste System Through Reentry Reform
Dorsey Nunn, Meredith DesautelsHuffington Post
September 29, 2015
California legal aid leaders identify reformation of the treatment of formerly incarcerated individuals as necessary to end discrimination and recidivism.
Interview , News Story
Formerly incarcerated activist fights to give people a chance to change
Lee RomneyLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
March 13, 2015
A biography of Dorsey Nunn, executive director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, which has been working nationally on reentry issues.
News Story
Pressure builds for Feds to Ban the Box
Freddie AllenThe District Chronicles
June 22, 2015
Many states and Washington, D.C. have passed laws making it easier for ex-offenders to find employment. Advocates are now looking for a federal law to ban the box.
TRAININGS FROM THIS SOURCE
Supervising Interns and Volunteers: Professional Responsibility & Best Practices
May 31, 2018Presenters will describe the ABA and California Rules of Professional Responsibility as they relate to common challenges with volunteers (including the duty to supervise, the unlawful practice of law, and the duty of confidentiality). Presenters will also discuss challenges and successful strategies for hiring, supervising, managing, and wrapping up the term for volunteers and interns.
MCLE: 1.25 hours (Legal Ethics)
,
Best Practices for Working With Volunteer Pro Bono Attorneys
Jan 14, 2019This webinar will discuss best practices and ethical considerations for organizations working with volunteer and/or pro bono attorneys.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Re-entry Round up New Laws in 2018
Mar 21, 2018Practitioners and policy advocates will be discussing changes in the law affecting low income and justice involved individuals.
,
Reentry Legal Services: Representing Former Prisoners in SSI Advocacy
Feb 6, 2018This program will focus on the mental health-related requirements for disability benefits eligibility, with particular applicability to certain vulnerable populations: prisoners who have been adversely impacted by solitary confinement and transgender prisoners who have been traumatized by their prison experience.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
From Protest to Policy: Transforming a Grassroots Anti-Discrimination Movement into State Law
Dec 11, 2017This webinar will trace the history of this movement and recount how that history enhanced the legislative effort this year. It will go behind the scenes to describe the challenges in getting a bill passed in Sacramento.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Best Practices for Providing Legal Services and Legal Education in Prisons and Jail
Nov 2, 2017Attorneys from Bay Area Legal Aid, Harriett Buhai Center on Family Law, Root and Rebound, and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children will share best practices and creative strategies for providing legal information and services to incarcerated people.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Conquering Court Debt: Arguing “Ability to Pay” in Traffic Court
Oct 16, 2017This training will provide a framework for understanding the often dramatically harmful impact of traffic court fines and fees, and frequently accompanying driver's license suspension, on low income infraction defendants.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Parole After SHU
Apr 11, 2017This presentation will provide parole attorneys with information to inform their representation of lifers coming up for parole.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Implementation of Prop 47
Nov 19, 2014Discussion for reentry legal service providers: an info-sharing session with time for Q & A, and planning for next steps.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Legislative Advocacy to Benefit Formerly Incarcerated Clients
Nov 19, 2013Explores advocacy tactics and the fundamentals of the legislative process. As case study, uses the 2013 Fairness in Government Hiring Practices Act.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Child Custody and Visiting Rights of the Recently Incarcerated
Dec 4, 2013Covers the unique barriers faced by released parents who want to reunite with minor children. Relevant to dependency court, family court and probate court.
MCLE: 1 hour
,
Using the California Public Records Act for Advocacy
Jun 12, 2014Provides information on how individuals can use the California Public Records Act for legislative or litigation purposes.
MCLE: 1 hour
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