Data from the Corrections Standards Authority shows that 71% of jail space in California counties is filled by individuals who are unsentenced. For the simple reason of not being able to afford a bail amount that varies widely from county to county for the same sentence, these individuals are separated from their communities, families, receive no rehabilitative programming, taking up jail beds that should be used for offenders determined to be a risk to their community, all at the costs of…
The Case for Phased Juvenile Justice Realignment in California California Progress Report, April 24, 2012
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) has relocated its main office as of Wednesday March 21, 2012. Our new address is: 40 Boardman Place, San Francisco, CA 94103 . Please note, CJCJ’s phone number (415) 621‑5661 is now operational! To reach our Directors please refer to these NEW extensions: Executive Director Daniel Macallairx. 111 Associate Director Abu Qadir Al-Amin x. 125 Deputy Director Dinky Manek Entyx. 120 Development Director and Program Director Catherine…
The Case for Phased Juvenile Justice Realignment in California Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, April 23, 2012
I recently wrote a blog called School Discipline and the Prison Pipeline which was a follow-up to a more detailed commentary on my web site . Recently there was a survey called “California Statewide Survey on School Discipline Issues” (conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates) which was based upon a telephone survey of a random sample of 803 California voters. About 80% of those polled supported reforms in the ways in which school discipline was practiced. For example,…