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Gov. Brown must reduce the state’s prison population by 10,000 people or be held in contempt of Court. Systematically releasing low-risk inmates is a safe and just way to meet this mandate.

Author, sociologist and outspoken youth advocate Mike Males shares his insights on the social, political and cultural problem of blaming, shaming and framing youth.

California’s counties are one step closer to having more resources to treat and rehabilitate youth who have committed serious or violent offenses.

Blog Apr 23, 2013

Boston Bombings

It has now been more than a week since the dramatic event that came at the end of the annual Boston Marathon. What concerns me the most is the media coverage and what many would call an overreaction by law enforcement.

On May 2nd, Stanford Law School is hosting a conference on the safe and effective implementation of Proposition 36