Under pressure from CJCJ and other youth advocates, controversial bill removes “mandatory minimum sentencing” provision.
CJCJ operates the LEAP program in partnership with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office to help young people obtain educational success.
Blog Jun 26, 2014
Public Involvement in Politics Does Matter
CJCJ Post-Graduate Fellow Courtney Lam reflects on last week’s Assembly Public Safety Committee in Sacramento.
Blog Jun 24, 2014
Debtor’s Prisons, Part II
Senior Research Fellow explores the concept of the debtor’s prison in this CJCJ blog.
SB 838 would create mandatory minimums for youth in the justice justice system. CJCJ’s Lizzie Buchen explains this is a “step backward.”