Blog Jun 10, 2011
Goodbye Preston
In 1894, the Preston School of Industry opened its doors and begun a 119-year legacy of maltreatment. Located in Ione, Amador County, this archaic institution was built based on a 19th Century model of congregate reform schools. It soon developed a reputation for appalling physical conditions and extreme brutality by staff members. By 1895, allegations arose of ill-treatment, malnourishment and overworking of youth. In the early-1900’s, several newspapers reported foul and degrading…
Commissioned by the Sierra Health Foundation, and authored by CJCJ, Renewing Juvenile Justice offers policy recommendations to move juvenile justice practices in California into the 21st Century.
Jun 9, 2011
Knockout King: Kids call it a game. Academics call it a bogus trend. Cops call it murder.
Knockout King: Kids call it a game. Academics call it a bogus trend. Cops call it murder. Riverfront Times, June 9, 2011
After eight years of ongoing attempts to bring California’s Department of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) up to constitutional requirements, the “DJJ continues to deprive youth of fundamental rights guaranteed them by State law and this Court’s orders.” The most recent document from the Farrell Litigation emphasizes that there are no longer viable excuses as to why these reforms have still not occurred. The Prison Law Office is set to hold the defendant [Matthew Cate, CDCR Secretary] in contempt…
Blog May 31, 2011
Corporate Tax Cheaters, Part II
My last blog concerned the subject of how corporations and the super-rich are constantly finding enough loopholes to avoid paying taxes. As I noted, I was barely scratching the surface for there is a lot more to the subject. Now it is time to dig a little deeper. In a recent commentary Chris Hedges wrote that: “A fourth of the country’s largest corporations – including General Electric, ExxonMobil and Bank of America – paid no federal income taxes in 2010. But at the same time these…