In this episode, we seek to understand the intersection of criminal justice and homelessness, whether it is how policy makers influence the policing of our unhoused community or the barriers to finding housing after release from incarceration. With Jodi Scofield, an organizer and research fellow with KTown for All, we learn how COVID-19 has compounded these effects and the current policies in Los Angeles that are especially harmful for unhoused individuals. We look at community alternatives to the police and how a framework of transformative justice is critical to safely addressing the needs of people experiencing houselessness. You can find out more about KTown for All's work at ktownforall.org or on Instagram at @ktownforall. We hope you learn as much as we did!

Content Warning: This episode covers potentially triggering topics such as police brutality, racism, sexism, ableism, mental illness, substance abuse, and trauma.