Office of the L.A. Mayor’s Strategic Reentry Initiatives Director Gilbert Johnson
You Are More Than Your Worst Mistakes
Gilbert Johnson is the director of Strategic Reentry Initiatives at the Office of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and previously was an organizer at Community Coalition in South L.A. Before joining the Zócalo program “What Is a Good Job Now?” For the Formerly Incarcerated—supported by The James Irvine Foundation—Johnson joined us in the green room to talk about family, soul food, and what progress means to him.