Reach out to faculty at UCLA (and other unis/colleges in the area) who work on issues of incarceration. See for example the list of attendees/organizers at this

Reach out to faculty at UCLA (and other unis/colleges in the area) who work on issues of incarceration. See for example the list of attendees/organizers at this conference: https://law.ucla.edu/centers/social-policy/critical-race-studies/events/2014/2016/9/23/2016-Prisoners-Advocates-Conference/ https://law.ucla.edu/centers/social-policy/critical-race-stu.... They often have slush funds to hire research assistants, guest speakers, etc.