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In a post-Realignment era, enacting sentences proportional to crimes and treatment programs are the next step in addressing concerns about increasing jail populations and public safety.

No state has embraced both illegal drugs and the official wars thereon like California,” writes Mike Males. After a roller coaster half-century, the state may finally be on its way to good drug policy.

California recently lifted the ban on access to welfare for people with felony drug convictions. Though a strong step in the right direction, many obstacles remain for this vulnerable population.

CJCJ’s Brian Goldstein comments on the importance of the BSCC — arguably the most powerful corrections body in the state.”

Huge reductions in youth incarceration, huge increases in populations of youth of color — and huge reductions in youth crime. Who knew?