The Atlantic interviews CJCJ’s Nisha Ajmani and Mike Males, and determines that district attorneys’ unfettered power to prosecute youth as adults doesn’t benefit anyone — except prosecutors.
The Napa Valley Register publishes an op-ed by CJCJ’s Maureen Washburn arguing against a pilot program aimed at 18 – 20 years olds in the justice system proposed by Senate Bill 1004.
CJCJ in the News Aug 24, 2016
Reports Cites Mental Health Treatment Gaps at California’s DJJ Facilities
The Chronicle of Social Change highlights a new CJCJ study on conditions at California’s state youth correctional facilties.
CJCJ in the News Aug 23, 2016
KQED: Violence and Gang Activity Still Plague California’s Juvenile Corrections Facilities
CJCJ’s Erica Webster describes conditions at California’s state youth correctional facilities on KQED’s The California Report.
CJCJ in the News Aug 17, 2016
CJCJ in the News: Milwaukee Is Latest City to Use Curfew to Tamp Down Unrest
The Associated Press interviews Mike Males, who criticizes Milwaukee’s implementation of youth curfews after protests in the city became destructive.