Lizzie Buchen, January 29, 2015
Blog, Political Landscape—Despite the lowest crime rate in decades, and recent and potential reductions in the prison population, Brown continues to up prison spending and expand capacity.
Mike Males, January 27, 2015
Blog, Political Landscape—Colorado and Washington saw a drop in fatal car accidents involving marijuana, but still fail to produce sufficient data to track reforms.
Erica Webster, January 20, 2015
Blog, Political Landscape—After California’s legislature approved $500 million dollars in construction funding to local adult criminal justice facilities, the state is now in a position to determine what type of… Continue
Mike Males, January 15, 2015
Blog, Social Justice—Those most at risk of being killed by officers (rates 2.5 to 20 times the state average): Native Americans ages 20-44; African Americans ages 15-49 and 65-69; Latinos ages 20-34.
Mike Males, January 13, 2015
Blog, Political Landscape—The deadliest cities: (1) Eureka, (2) Desert Hot Springs, (3) Vista, (4) Perris, (5) San Bernardino, (6) Moreno Valley, (7) Hemet, (8) Compton, (9) Inglewood, (10) Indio
January 9, 2015
Publications, Political Landscape—Rolling Stone discusses a recent CJCJ report on marijuana reform.
Lizzie Buchen, January 6, 2015
Blog, Sentencing—Brown has allowed more people convicted of homicide to parole than have the past four governors combined. That's a good thing — but not good enough.
December 30, 2014
Publications—CJCJ helps spread holiday cheer; Executive Director Dan Macallair offers expertise on new justice show; CJCJ fights for rights of children visiting incarcerated parents
Mike Males, December 30, 2014
Blog, Social Justice—The failures of local authorities to hold police accountable for killing unarmed black men deserve angry condemnation -- not more stereotyping.
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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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