CJCJ in the News Feb 12, 2018
Breaking Ground: Two formerly incarcerated men rebuild their lives while rebuilding a Bayview public housing community
The Mission Local, a San Francisco-based newspaper, discusses employment barriers with CJCJ’s Director of Community-Based Services Gerald Miller.
Hundreds of thousands more youth are on the streets today, policed less than ever. Meanwhile, California crime rates hover near historic lows.
Cameo House resident transitions to independent living, new policy fact sheet finds stable urban crime trends amid justice reform, and CJCJ program helps a young man out of confinement and into the community.
Blog Jan 24, 2018
AB 109, Prop 47, and Prop 57 Are Safely Reducing the Prison Population, but Durable Public Safety Requires Further Cuts in Corrections Spending
Shifting California’s criminal justice priorities from punishment to prevention starts with the state budget.
Blog Jan 16, 2018
2018 – 19 Budget Proposal Would Expand California’s Youth Correctional System at a Time of Falling Populations
Governor Brown, in his final budget, has missed an opportunity to bring an end to the failures of DJJ. Now, state leaders must reject a proposed expansion of the facilities and invest, instead, in community alternatives.