Mike Males, October 4, 2018
Publications—A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that, amid substantial statewide criminal justice reform, Fresno County and the City of Fresno have experienced generally positive crime trends including a 28 percent drop… Continue
Renee Menart, September 28, 2018
Newsletter—Tell Governor Brown to sign SB 439 to end the criminalization of young children, a young man journeys home and flourishes with the support of CJCJ program, and San Francisco youth explore the great… Continue
Maureen Washburn, September 12, 2018
Blog—Senate Bill (SB) 439, a bill co-sponsored by CJCJ and others, passed in the Legislature and is awaiting a signature from the Governor.
Renee Menart, August 31, 2018
Newsletter—CJCJ’s new home ensures continued services to San Francisco communities, policy team supports youth advocacy at the California State Capitol, and CJCJ wins $1 million for homeless services with… Continue
Mike Males, August 8, 2018
Blog—The abolition of direct file in California has resulted in more selective and less political decisions by judges, rather than by prosecutors, to better meet the individualized needs court-involved… Continue
Renee Menart, July 31, 2018
Newsletter—CJCJ’s team goes out to the ball game to celebrate new shared workspace, the Next Generation Fellows train to transform justice and build community, and CJCJ Director Gerald Miller speaks on a… Continue
Renee Menart, July 12, 2018
Blog—With over 6 million people barred from voting on Election Day through felony disenfranchisement policies, their communities are left without the voting power to access resources and address their… Continue
Maureen Washburn, July 3, 2018
Blog—In the FY 2018-19 budget, California makes prudent new investments in community-based youth but fails to modernize the state’s juvenile justice data bank and needlessly expands the troubled… Continue
June 29, 2018
Newsletter—CJCJ youth take an exciting trip to California's Great America amusement park, Co-Sponsored bill to protect young children moves forward in the California Legislature, and an opportunity to support… Continue
Mike Males, June 21, 2018
Blog—Despite initial fears that reductions in prison populations would rebound to counties by increasing jail populations, statewide prison reform now appears to be a model for “jail reform.”
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Established in 1985 as the Western Regional Office of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization promoting a balanced and humane criminal justice system through the provision of direct services, technical assistance, and policy analysis.
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