Oct 10, 2014
CJCJ in the news: California Prison Guards Sit Out Debate On Letting Non-Violent Prisoners Go Free
CJCJ Executive Director Dan Macallair on the prison guard union’s relative silence on criminal justice reforms.
A tour of Stanislaus Juvenile Correctional Facility provides an example of previous SB 81 spending and highlights some important considerations for the next round of funding over the coming months.
Oct 2, 2014
CJCJ in the news: Marijuana legalization doesn’t solve racial disparities in the criminal justice system
Vox highlights a recent CJCJ report on the impact of marijuana policy reform.
Blog Sep 30, 2014
California teenagers: No longer “crime prone”
California’s revolutionary plunge in youth crime and rise in older-age crime threaten established interests still feeding on fear of youth.
A long-overdue report lays bare the egregious racial disparities that pervade the juvenile justice system, and falls short of providing crucial data on youth transferred to adult court.