Founded in 1948, by the late California Supreme Court Justice Raymond Peters, NCSL has helped society by giving hope to those most in need. NCSL became the first private, nonprofit agency to offer help to inmates, ex-offenders and their families.Today, NCSL is known for extensive rehabilitative and social services to persons in, and released from, jails and prisons.In a country concerned with its exploding prison population, Judge Peter's vision is still compelling today."Self-interest, common sense and decency require that we convert county jails from scrap heaps into salvage stations." - Justice Raymond E. Peters