October 22, 2020
Newsletter—CJCJ News: California closes dangerous youth correctional system, CJCJ staff hosts collaborative training series, and new publication finds historic low crime trends.
Maureen Washburn & Mike Males, October 15, 2020
Publications—CJCJ finds that Prop 20 will harm communities of color, with Black and Latino people at the greatest risk of justice system involvement and incarceration.
Maureen Washburn, October 8, 2020
Blog—As part of CJCJ's longstanding commitment to monitoring the health and safety of youth at the Division of Juvenile Justice, we have compiled a trove of otherwise unavailable data reports.
September 30, 2020
Blog—In a historic decision, California enacts legislation to close state youth correctional facilities in favor of close-to-home alternatives.
Brian Goldstein, September 24, 2020
Blog, Correctional Institutions—We need your support to strengthen the new statewide regulations for California’s jails.
Maureen Washburn, September 15, 2020
Blog—Amid a national crisis over voter suppression, Californians are considering a historic expansion of the right to vote. Prop 17 would allow the 55,000 people on parole to cast a ballot.
Mike Males, September 9, 2020
Publications—A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that California’s crime rate declined amid several major criminal justice reforms.
September 3, 2020
Newsletter—CJCJ News: Support DJJ closure by calling the Governor's office, San Francisco service providers press for justice reinvestment, and Cameo House family moves to a permanent home.
Renee Menart, August 27, 2020
Publications—As California moves to close the Division of Juvenile Justice, state leaders must ensure meaningful oversight and safeguards for youth of color as outlined is Senate Bill 823.
August 10, 2020
Newsletter—CJCJ News: Protecting youth at DJJ from a COVID-19 outbreak, Honoring 2019-20 class of the Next Generation Fellowship, and publishing new research in CJCJ's Justice Policy Journal.
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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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