Prop. 47 got thousands out of prison. Now, $103 million in savings will go towards keeping them out [LATimes.com]

Samantha Sangenito 3/31/1712:52 PM

Vonya Quarles grew up in South Los Angeles and describes herself as a third-generation convicted felon. But by the time she took the microphone at a Highland town hall meeting in January 2016, she was a lawyer and executive director of a Riverside County nonprofit that helps connect the homeless, formerly incarcerated and mentally ill to transitional housing.

[For more of this story, written by Jazmine Ulloa, go to http://www.latimes.com/politic...70329-htmlstory.html]

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