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San Francisco’s fiscal decisions in the 1990’s made trade offs between needed social services and jail construction.

The study examines California’s system of parole and makes recommendations for improvement.

As California’s prison population tops 100,000, we urge policy makers to reflect upon the high costs and negative results of our reliance upon jails. 

An examination of juvenile justice in the United States reveals a failed correctional model and the hope of reform.

The 1977 Determinate Sentencing Law was passed in an effort to achieve fairness and parity in sentencing in California. Thirteen years later, we have a system loaded down with African American men in the prime of their lives.