Newsroom Nov 5, 2009
Pot acceptable? Not for young and nonwhite
Pot acceptable? Not for young and nonwhite CNN, November 5, 2009
Newsroom Nov 4, 2009
Executive Director Daniel Macallair presents to the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Marijuana Legislation
Daniel Macallair, Executive Director of CJCJ, presented to the Assembly Public Safety Committee on October 28, 2009. His presentation focused on marijuana arrest rates including demographic trends, imprisonment rates, and disparities between arrest rates within California counties. CJCJ’s recently released report, ” View Mr. Macallair’s testimony to the State Assembly by clicking on his image or view the full informational hearing on Marijuana Legislation below. Part 1 of 3 …
Newsroom Nov 4, 2009
Making War on the Drug War
Making War on the Drug War California Progress Report, November 4, 2009
Historic Hearing on Marijuana Legalization in the California Legislature Drug War Chronicle, October 30, 2009
Blog Oct 12, 2009
Kids Die all but invisibly
I thought that after studying and writing about juvenile justice for more than 30 years nothing would shock me, that I had seen and heard everything. I was wrong. The title of a recent story in the Los Angeles Times gives a hint to what it is about: “Flawed county system lets kids die invisibly.” The story begins with the death of 17-year-old Miguel Padilla, who had run away from a “licensed group home” (Leroy Haynes Center in La Verne, CA) in April 2008. He didn’t get very far. “Unknown…