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Move Over, Police? The Crime Report, February 102012

Counties ready to handle state’s juvenile offenders, study says California Watch, February 92012

Is this really what our taxpayer dollars are paying for? Lino Silva is one of the 344 juveniles currently incarcerated at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility, a 98-year-old youth facility that is crumbling beyond repair. Facing inhumane and dangerous conditions, and under the threat of reprisals from guards, Lino launched a petition drive through Change​.org to improve basic living standards at the Ventura facility. Titled A Stain on California,” Lino’s petition states…

Wasting Juvenile Justice Tax Dollars California Progress Report, February 92012

CJCJ’s article, Maximizing Mental Health Services for Justice-Involved Youth Using Diverse Funding,” authored by Emily Luhrs and Selena Teji, was recently published in the Jan/​Feb edition of the Offender Programs Report . The Offender Programs Report is a national journal for practitioners that is devoted exclusively to innovative programs, management strategies and legal developments in offender rehabilitation.” The article highlights two of CJCJ’s model juvenile justice…