Opinion: Investments in reentry and victims services are essential for public safety
Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the nation’s most sweeping law to permanently seal old conviction records.
The law syncs with $300 million in investments in the 2022-2023 state budget for crime prevention and other programs that offer pathways for people to successfully and safely return to their communities. According to a recent statewide poll of likely voters, jobs, the economy and inflation are the most pressing issues facing the state.
The state stands to gain an estimated $20 billion in yearly gross domestic product we currently lose because an entire swath of our population — disproportionately and unjustly people of color — has been disenfranchised for past convictions. These statewide findings track with a new national survey of crime survivors released earlier this fall confirming most victims don’t receive help in the aftermath of crime.
Under new state policy, crime victims will get the life raft they need to stay afloat, and the resources to heal in the long-term.
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