Blog Jul 29, 2014
California’s Radical Youth Trends
Huge reductions in youth incarceration, huge increases in populations of youth of color — and huge reductions in youth crime. Who knew?
Blog Jul 25, 2014
A New Approach for Juvenile Facilities in California
California’s Board of State and Community Corrections makes critical decisions on the future of the state’s justice-involved youth — and the public is beginning to pay attention.
CJCJ’s Mike Males on the truth about gun violence, gun control, and youth of color.
Newsroom Jul 23, 2014
CJCJ in the news: As Juvenile Arrests Plummet, California Still Investing in Incarceration Facilities
The Chronicle of Social Change highlights advocacy by CJCJ and others to use state funds for local innovative programming-based juvenile justice facilities.
Blog Jul 22, 2014
Scapegoating the Poor
The story of a single working mother who faces a decade in prison for allowing her daughter to play in a park unsupervised demonstrates our foolish reliance on incarceration and punishment as a way to poverty.