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Assemblymember Bonta Pushes for Prison Rehabilitation and Reentry Preparation for Incarcerated People

AB 1104 Ensures California Prisons are for Rehabilitation and not Levying Additional Punishment

(Sacramento) – AB 1104, a bill introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) to ensure California prisons continue to move towards a more rehabilitative approach—while also emphasizing the central role of community-based organizations—has been signed into law, allowing the state to take progressive steps into rehabilitative, restorative, and transformative cha