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—A new CJCJ report investigates how California's counties spend millions meant to serve youth locally and finds spending priorities that are out of step with juvenile justice trends and best practices.
Brayan Pelayo Corona, May 10, 2018
Blog—2017 Next Generation Fellow, Brayan Pelayo, shares his journey from childhood to community leadership. Brayan works to help transform the justice system into one that provides structural… Continue
Renee Menart, May 1, 2018
Newsletter—Cameo House upgrade project will bring CJCJ programs together, new fact sheet finds local juvenile facilities can absorb state system, and CJCJ youth joins peers at San Francisco’s Youth… Continue
April 24, 2018
Blog—Applications are now open! The second-annual NGF leadership program brings together emerging leaders impacted by justice-involvement to advance racial justice, cultural healing, and policy advocacy.
Brian Goldstein, April 18, 2018
Blog—This spring, CJCJ is excited to announce our move to a new home in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District!
Maureen Washburn, April 10, 2018
Blog—Senate Bill 1391 will end the transfer of younger teens into adult criminal court, keeping them in the juvenile justice system where education and rehabilitation services are mandatory.
Renee Menart, April 6, 2018
Blog, Justice by Geography—CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) interactive map now shows annual criminal and juvenile justice statistics for 2009-2016.
Maureen Washburn, April 4, 2018
Publications, Juvenile Justice—CJCJ's new fact sheet finds unprecedented available capacity in California's county-run juvenile halls, camps, and ranches due to declines in juvenile arrests and reductions in juvenile justice… 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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