The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association are co-hosting an unprecedented series of policy discussions in Sacramento with some of the state’s leading correctional experts to help forge a consensus on future corrections policy. With the continued deterioration of conditions in the state’s prisons, a new urgency has emerged
Let Our Kids Shoot Back!
Recently, the Department of Juvenile Facilities (formerly known as the California Youth Authority) claimed to be in 85% compliance with the consent decree under the Farrell litigation. This percentage cultivates a skewed perception of the state youth correctional facility’s progress towards reforming into a rehabilitative environment. In April 2010, CJCJ’s Executive Dire
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About a week ago someone sent me a story in the Pahrump Valley Times about a proposed new jail.
Senior Research Fellow Randy Shelden’s recent blog, titled “Kids with Mental Health Issues Still Languish in Detention Centers”, discusses the dire situation facing youth with mental health issues within the juvenile justice system.