Resources
General 
California Reentry Program
Centerforce
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Equal Justice Society
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Friends Outside
Human Rights Watch
Insight Garden Program
Justice Policy Institute
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Open Society Institute
Prison University Project
Root & Rebound – A Reentry Advocacy Center
We are a team of attorneys and advocates. We use our resources, skills, and expertise to fight for the rights of some of the most discriminated against people in modern-day America – returning citizens with criminal records. Our mission is to reduce barriers and maximize opportunities for returning citizens in the Bay Area, throughout California, and beyond.
- Root & Rebound website
- Reentry Resource Center​
- California Resource Guides for Local Programs and Services
- Guide for California Employers – Hiring People with Criminal Records
Alameda County
- The Alameda County Reentry Resource Directory is the most comprehensive and current guide to services and supports for formerly incarcerated people in the East Bay!
- Alameda County Reentry Network
- Root & Rebound – Building a Community-Based California Reentry Project
Contra Costa County
City and County of San Francisco
- The purpose of the Reentry Council of the City & County of San Francisco is to coordinate local efforts to support adults exiting San Francisco County Jail, San Francisco juvenile justice out-of-home placements, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, and the United States Federal Bureau of Prison facilities.
- Getting Out & Staying Out: A Guide to San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons.
Marin County
- The County of Marin Probation Department offers an array of mandated and optional services for the Court, adult, and youthful offenders, victims of crime, and the diverse communities of Marin.
- Marin Employment Connection – The Marin Employment Connection collaborates with the Marin County Probation Department to serve Adult and Youth Probationers.
Southern California
- Homeboy Industries – Homeboy Industries serves high-risk, formerly gang-involved men and women with a continuum of free services and programs and operates several social enterprises that serve as job-training sites.
- Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership
- A New Way of Life Reentry Project – Provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central Los Angeles, facilitating a successful transition back to community life.