California is gearing up to give $103 million in Proposition 47 grants for offender rehabilitation programs

House manager Erica Wilson spends time with Leana Wilson, 6, left, and Brooklyn Jackson, 3, before dinner at transitional housing they share with five in Eastvale. Three years after voters passed Proposition 47, California is preparing to funnel $35.6 million in prison savings to programs for mental health, substance abuse and rehabilitation.

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March 28, 2017 6:48 PM PT

Nearly 60 city and county agencies have applied for grants to develop offender rehabilitation programs. They will be funded with the $35.6 million the state has saved under Proposition 47.

Jennifer Savit left, gets a hug from her daughter Alissa Balcombe, 13, after she returned home from a tutoring session in Eastvale. Savit and Monique Barr, left, share transitional housing with four other adults.

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Vonya Quarles is executive director of Starting Over Inc., a nonprofit that performs advocacy work and provides transitional housing and reentry services for inmates.

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Monique Barr, left, and Terry Young spend time on the patio outside transitional housing they share with four other adults and three children in Eastvale.

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Alissa Balcombe, 13, gets a hug from Leana Wilson, 6, after returning home from a tutoring session in Eastvale. They live in transitional housing with their mothers and other adults.

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Alissa Balcombe, 13, eats dinner with her mom, Jennifer Savit, at the transitional housing they share with other adults and children in Eastvale.

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