Thriving Transitions Campaign

The passage of SB 1254 last year marked a historic victory for reentry justice in California. This law ensures that incarcerated individuals can enroll in essential benefits like CalFresh (SNAP) before release, removing a critical barrier to stability. Returning individuals have faced hunger, economic insecurity, and unnecessary bureaucratic delays for too long—SB 1254 changes that.

The victory of SB 1254 was won through the relentless advocacy of directly impacted individuals, proving once again that real change happens when those most impacted lead the way.

The campaign is focused on administrative advocacy, ensuring that the advisory group created in SB 1254 becomes a powerful force for structural change. Our goal is to create a statewide reentry process that is accountable, efficient, and centered on the needs of formerly incarcerated individuals and the communities to which they return. We are working to establish a reentry infrastructure that eliminates barriers and builds pathways to stability—one that prioritizes housing, employment, food security, and healthcare as core reentry needs, not afterthoughts.

What does it mean to be “justice-involved”? 

“Justice-involved” is an evolving term that recognizes that the impact of incarceration reaches beyond the individual and includes the community as a whole. To learn more, check out this resource: Words Matter