CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) interactive map now shows annual criminal and juvenile justice statistics for 2009 – 2016.
An estimated 8 million individuals in California have criminal records. Increasing access to employment can lessen the negative impacts of justice system contact and benefit communities across the state.
California legislators have introduced new bills to expand opportunities for justice-involved youth and adults and lessen the harm of justice system contact.
New data from 2017 show a continued population decline in California’s local juvenile halls and camps/ranches.
Blog Feb 14, 2018
Time Cannot Heal All Wounds
Over 95 percent of incarcerated individuals return to the community- what happens then? Rehabilitation, not time spent behind bars, stands at the center of their future success.