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CJCJ has released an addendum to its February 2012 report entitled, Charging Youths as Adults in California: A county by county analysis of prosecutorial direct file practices . The purpose of the…

Hundreds of Kids Arrested on an Unproven Hunch Voice of San Diego, March 112012

Here’s some news that should surprise no one: the richest 1% made out just fine during the last decade. For everyone else, well, let us all eat our foreclosures and our life savings! This news comes from a brand new study by a noted expert in the area (who has written about this subject many times), Emmanuel Saez. His report can be found here . It is a short report and if you look at Table 1 you will find this statement at the bottom: For example, from 2002 to 2007, average real family…

The San Francisco Youth Commission and Police Commission are uniting on March 7, 2012 to hold a Hearing on youth-police interactions.” The hearing will be held in City Hall, Board of Supervisors Legislative Chambers, Room 250 at 6:00 pm. RSVP required. See attached flyer for more details. CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair will discuss San Francisco’s juvenile crime trends at the hearing. His handouts can be found here: ~ San Francisco youth crime at record low ~…

Group Supports Local Juvenile Justice Focus KRON 4 Weekend News, March 42012