Senate Bill 838, “Audrie’s Law” would expand the ability of prosecutors to unilaterally charge youth as adults. Is this another example of knee-jerk policy?
In partnership with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, CJCJ operates the Legal Advocacy Education Program (LEAP) to help at-risk youth obtain educational success.
Newsroom Mar 7, 2014
LEAP TEAM TO RECEIVE GOOD GOVERNMENT AWARD
CJCJ’s LEAP program receives 34th annual Good Government award on March 11, 2014. The LEAP team includes CJCJ’s Board member Patti Lee and LEAP Advocate Marc Babus.
Mike Males critiques the President’s new My Brother’s Keeper initiative, asking why the federal government is not investing in measures to reduce youth poverty.
Blog Feb 26, 2014
Kids for Cash
Senior Research Fellow Randy Shelden revisits his previous examination of the perils of privatization of youth prisons and detention centers.