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.
Cristian Franco, May 18, 2018
Blog—Cristian Franco, a youth mentor and community advocate, discusses the power of sharing your story and the ways the Next Generation Fellowship helped as he shaped his own.
Morghan Vélez Young-Alfaro, May 17, 2018
Blog—Dr. Young-Alfaro's recent study, which follows ten young adults attending college after incarceration, finds college success linked to participation in student-led groups and activism.
Renee Menart, May 15, 2018
Publications—/uploads/cjcj/documents/juvenile_justice_funding_informational_sheet_san_mateo_county.pdf A new CJCJ report investigates how California's counties spend millions meant to serve youth locally and… Continue
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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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