Maureen Washburn, August 20, 2018
Blog—On Thursday, Senate Bill (SB) 439, a bill co-sponsored by CJCJ, cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee and headed to the Assembly Floor.
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.”
June 6, 2018
Volume 15, Justice Policy Journal—Articles on social media responses to false confessions, civil and criminal forfeitures, police use of force on juvenile arrestees, recidivism among older adults, and more.
Renee Menart, May 31, 2018
Newsletter—CJCJ celebrates the success of its Probation Enrichment Program, a n ew report investigates how CA counties spend millions intended for youth, and Cameo House residents learn about their voting… Continue
Tina Curiel-Allen, May 23, 2018
Blog—Tina Curiel-Allen–a writer, poet, community leader, and Next Generation Fellow–offers a glimpse into her past, the challenges she faced during re-entry, and her hopes for the future.
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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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