Interview with Ahmanise Sanati

Ahmanise is currently a counselor working with the foster, homeless, and juvenile justice students in LAUSD. Prior to that, she established the foundation of her social work career in the mental health department of the LA County jail system. She is also a community organizer and cofounder of Westside Activists, Regional Director of NASW-California chapter, an executive board member and Delegate for the California Democratic Party, and actively working on her passion project–to establish a permanent library system for all incarcerated individuals.

NPR report: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1158194993/volunteers-are-trying-to-get-books-into-the-l-a-county-jail-which-has-no-library

LAist Article:
https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/la-jails-books-sheriff-los-angeles

Spectrum 1 News:
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/human-interest/2023/07/01/passages-and-pathways-out-of-prison-#