Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department

What Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department does

The Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) is a department of the County of Los Angeles government, headquartered at 500 W Temple Street, that cultivates a person-centered continuum of care for justice-involved individuals across prevention, diversion, and reentry stages. JCOD's portfolio spans more than 18 named programs including the Rapid Diversion Program (4,061 cases diverted), Pretrial Release Evaluation Program, Prefiling Diversion, JCOD Care Management (40,462 individuals served), Justice Connect Support Center (69,000 contacts, 30,000+ connected to services), D.O.O.R.S community reentry centers (three locations), Warm Landing Place at the Downtown LA jails, Breaking Barriers rapid rehousing, Reentry Interim Housing (~9-month duration), Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming (STOP), the LA County Training Center firefighter program, West Coast Customs Automotive Training Academy, SECTOR and POWR workforce and reentry programs, LA Free the Vote, the Incubation Academy (299 CBOs supported), and the Care First Community Investment (CFCI) program advised by a 24-member board.

The business model is non-commercial: JCOD operates as a public-sector entity funded through Los Angeles County budget allocations (including Measure J / CFCI appropriations) rather than fee-for-service revenue, and all programs and services are provided free of charge to eligible justice-involved individuals. Distribution is operated through three physical D.O.O.R.S centers (Los Angeles, Antelope Valley, Long Beach), the LA County Training Center (Calabasas), the West Coast Customs site (Burbank), an on-site jail-release program at the Downtown LA jails complex, a 7-day Justice Connect Support Center phone line (833-522-5263), and an extensive contracted network of 830+ county and third-party-administered contracts with community-based organizations. JCOD has 51–100 employees and coordinates cross-departmentally with Mental Health, Public Social Services, Probation, Arts and Culture, and the Department of Economic Opportunity.

Recent strategic activity centers on capacity expansion: the Warm Landing Place program launched in June 2024 to intercept individuals at jail release, the West Coast Customs Automotive Training Academy partnership was announced in 2024 (with 18 participants per 12-week cohort), the Incubation Academy Resource Hub expanded the self-serve onboarding channel for CBOs in 2025, and the CFCI Fourth Care Grant cycle is open via the Amity Foundation. RAND Corporation provides independent evaluation of the Breaking Barriers program. The department has no disclosed revenue, no external shareholders, no subsidiaries, and no M&A capacity because it is a subdivision of the County of Los Angeles.

Name

Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department

Legal name

Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD)

Website

https://jcod.lacounty.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) is a Los Angeles County government department providing diversion, reentry, housing, workforce training, and care management services to justice-involved individuals across Los Angeles County, operating free of charge through county budget funding rather than fee-for-service revenue.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JCOD cultivates a person-centered, coordinated continuum of care for justice-involved individuals and their communities, focusing on prevention, diversion, and reentry services. The department administers Care First Community Investment (CFCI) funds from Measure J and operates direct programs including care management navigation (JCM), pretrial release evaluation (PREP), prefiling diversion, workforce training at LACTC and West Coast Customs Automotive Training Academy, interim housing (Warm Landing Place, Reentry Interim Housing), and the Incubation Academy for entrepreneurs with arrest records.

Product overview

JCOD offers a comprehensive suite of interconnected programs designed to provide person-centered, coordinated continuum of care for justice-involved individuals. The portfolio includes diversion programs (RDP, PREP, Prefiling Diversion), care management services (JCOD Care Management, Justice Connect), housing programs (Breaking Barriers, Reentry Interim Housing, Warm Landing Place, STOP), workforce development (SECTOR, LACTC Firefighter Training, West Coast Customs Automotive Academy, POWR), and community capacity building (Incubation Academy, CFCI). Programs span from prevention and diversion through reentry, all aligned with the County's 'Care First' approach to achieve community safety, wellbeing, and equitable justice.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Care First Community Investment (CFCI) The funding and governance mechanism under Measure J that channels roughly $110M annually to community-based organizations, County agencies, and public systems to deliver alternatives to incarceration, prevention, diversion, and reentry services.
• JCOD Care Management (JCM) An intensive care management program for justice-involved adults that links clients to mental health, substance use, housing, primary care, and benefits navigation using a Care Management Information System (CMIS).
• Rapid Diversion Program (RDP) A pre-arrest / prefiling diversion program enabling community partners to connect eligible individuals to services in lieu of arrest or formal charging.
• Justice Connect Support Center A centralized call center and online entry point that links justice-involved individuals to JCOD's network of services, operated by community-based organizations.
• D.O.O.R.S. Resource Centers A network of eight physical community resource centers strategically placed across LA County where justice-involved individuals can access prevention, diversion, and reentry services in their own neighborhoods.
• Los Angeles County Training Center (LACTC) A workforce training center providing construction-trades pre-apprenticeship, classroom-based HSE/GED preparation, work readiness, and supportive services to justice-involved and opportunity youth.
• West Coast Customs Automotive Training Academy A specialized automotive technician training program offering a paid earn-and-learn career pathway sponsored by West Coast Customs and operated under JCOD's workforce development portfolio.
• Incubation Academy An incubation program providing business accelerator services, access to capital technical assistance, and the Innovation Incubator Resource Hub for justice-involved entrepreneurs and reentry entrepreneurs.
• Pretrial Release Evaluation Program (PREP) A pretrial release and supervision program that uses validated risk assessment tools to support courts in considering release of arrestees.
• Prefiling Diversion Program A program that diverts certain misdemeanor arrestees from formal filing via the District Attorney's Office into community-based services in lieu of prosecution.
• Warm Landing Place (WLP) An interim housing site providing non-congregate, trauma-informed interim housing for individuals exiting custody while awaiting placement in permanent housing.
• Reentry Interim Housing A network of interim housing sites that provide short-term housing and supportive services for individuals transitioning out of LA County jails or state prison.
• Independent Pretrial Services Agency An independent County agency established to conduct pretrial release evaluations and supervision using validated risk assessments while remaining outside law enforcement and probation, providing a public-health model of pretrial supervision.
• LA Free the Vote A civic engagement and voter-registration program that helps eligible justice-involved individuals register and cast their ballots and participate in civic life.
• Breaking Barriers Program supporting individuals in overcoming common employment barriers such as arrest-record-related stigma, professional licensure obstacles, and employer engagement.
• SECTOR A sectoral workforce initiative providing training and career placement in high-demand industries for justice-involved individuals.
• POWR Workforce readiness program providing supportive services, training, and placement assistance for previously incarcerated workers.
• STOP (Sheriff's Technical EmPOWERment) An in-custody educational and career-readiness program delivered inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department custody facilities.
• Justice-Involved Individual Panel An advisory body composed of directly impacted individuals that informs JCOD's program design and policy recommendations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,462 individuals served by JCOD Care Management
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• A New Way of LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily preservation services partner at D.O.O.R.S centers. Provides support for families impacted by the justice system to maintain and strengthen family connections during reentry.
• Chrysalis CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment services partner at D.O.O.R.S centers. Helps justice-involved individuals prepare for and obtain employment through job readiness training and placement services.
• Five Keys Charter Schools and ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner at D.O.O.R.S centers offering GED/High School diploma programs, parenting classes, anger management, and domestic violence education.
• Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System (HOPICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntensive case management, substance use screening, and housing services partner at D.O.O.R.S centers. Addresses homelessness and housing instability among justice-involved populations.
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal support services partner at D.O.O.R.S centers providing legal aid to justice-involved individuals for matters including record expungement and civil legal issues.
• Creative ActssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts and creative programming partner at D.O.O.R.S centers offering visual art, expressive writing, poetry, drama, dance, and music programs for healing through the arts.
• Los Angeles Regional Reentry PartnershipsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity outreach and engagement partner supporting reentry services coordination across Los Angeles County.
• Los Angeles County Department of Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty partner providing mental health support, screening, and linkage services for justice-involved individuals through D.O.O.R.S program.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty partner providing social services and benefits enrollment (CalWORKs, General Relief, CalFresh, Medi-Cal) through on-site services at D.O.O.R.S locations.
• INVEST/Department of Economic OpportunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty partner providing employment services and workforce development through the INVEST program at D.O.O.R.S centers.
• Los Angeles County Department of Arts and CulturesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty partner supporting arts programming and creative healing initiatives within the justice reentry ecosystem.
• Los Angeles County Department of ProbationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty partner coordinating supervision and reentry services for probation-involved individuals served through D.O.O.R.S.
• SHIELDS for FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary referral contact for POWR program serving systems-impacted women. Located at 11705 Deputy Yamamoto Place, Lynwood, CA 90262. Contact: Catherine Lozano, Program Manager, [email protected], Tel: +1 323-242-5000
• Center for Living and LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary referral contact for POWR program and SECTOR workforce program. Located at 14549 Archwood Street, Suite 221, Van Nuys, CA 91405. Contact: Trisha Locke, Program Manager, [email protected], Tel: +1 818-310-1626
• West Coast CustomscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegendary automobile customization and repair shop partnered with JCOD to provide 12-week automotive restoration training and certification to justice-impacted individuals. Training takes place at West Coast Customs Burbank location. Partnership began at 2024 LA Auto Show with successful 9-day workshop.
• Center for Living and Learning (SECTOR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECTOR program implementation partner providing career coaching with lived experience, job readiness services, and retention support for justice-involved individuals with mental health or substance use disorders.
• 211 LA CountysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty resource line partnership for connecting community members to services and resources. JCOD support center phone number (833-522-5263) integrated with broader county referral system.
• Los Angeles County Board of SupervisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoverning authority that established CFCI Advisory Committee (modified from Measure J Advisory Committee) as 24-member board advising on Care First Community Investment spending and monitoring.
• ChasesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerChase Money Skills financial literacy workshop provider. JCOD hosts virtual financial education workshops to help community members safeguard finances and recognize scams.
• RAND CorporationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts independent evaluation of Breaking Barriers program. Published RAND Evaluation report and Research Brief on program outcomes for justice-involved individuals experiencing homelessness.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LACJCOD/videos

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M&A

Investments1 record

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