Crime in the Bay Area and across California has attracted national attention in recent months. 

The recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin shined a spotlight on the debate over how to increase community safety, prevent criminals from re-offending, and protect victims.

All this week, we will be examining the innovative approach of an East Bay non-profit called “The Ahimsa Collective.” 

A warning: references to violence in these stories may be upsetting to some listeners. 

In the first of this series of special reports, KCBS Reporter Kathy Novak takes us on a journey with a group of survivors of crime.