A brief one-pager on California higher education versus prison spending. Learn about our campaign and share this resource with others.
CJCJ supports the All Youth Are Sacred Fellowship with their second cohort as they head to the Capitol in Sacramento.
Newsletter Jul 17, 2025
CJCJ Youth Spotlight: Lalime X, DDAP
Join us as we lift up Lalime X, a young person who worked with our Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP).
Our Work
Fighting For Justice
CJCJ’s direct services for formerly incarcerated adults and youth facing various points of entry with the criminal and juvenile justice system.
Histories of juvenile and criminal justice reform in California and the nation from CJCJ, as well as education resources.
CJCJ’s policy research, technical assistance, leadership development, and advocacy efforts.
“I had to find a program where I could have my baby. I needed to learn how to live, not how to program… At Cameo House I’m learning how to live.”
Cameo House participant with her son
Cameo House
We invest in the leadership development of formerly incarcerated and system impacted emerging leaders in justice reform throughout California
Next Generation Fellowship cohort photo
Next Generation Fellowship
CJCJ provides oversight and reporting on juvenile correctional facilities, as well as advocacy and leadership in this area.
Division of Juvenile Justice tour facility photo
Reports & PublicationsFeatured Work
More Resources
Fact Sheet Jul 22, 2025
Education Vs. Prison Spending
A brief one-pager on California higher education versus prison spending. Learn about our campaign and share this resource with others.
Just-released crime data show a 7% drop in total crime and the lowest property crime rate on record in the last year before Prop 36 took effect.
Resource Apr 24, 2025
AB 109 Funding Dashboard
Learn more about how AB 109 funds are being spent in your county.
Report Apr 24, 2025
AB 109 Can Fund Drug Treatment Rather Than Bloated Law Enforcement Bureaucracies
AB 109 funding does not reflect California’s changing criminal justice priorities and lacks basic transparency. Could it be reinvested in treatment?
Fact Sheet Feb 20, 2025
Just the Facts
CJCJ’s latest publication provides just the facts: California’s crime rate is down and youth arrests have plummeted despite declining law enforcement effectiveness and soaring costs.