Correctional Institutions
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Misdirected Juvenile Justice Consensus Creates Backwards Policy
- Mike Males, Nov 24, 2015
- The historic plunge in juvenile crime threatens key interests. The paradoxical response: revival of…
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November BSCC meeting kick starts big projects
- Erica Webster, Nov 17, 2015
- Last week, the Board of State and Community Corrections approved $500 million in county facility…
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New Reform: Same as the Old Reform
- Mike Males, Nov 5, 2015
- Two lessons from CJCJ Executive Director Dan Macallair’s new history of California juvenile…
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September news from CJCJ: Executive Director publishes history of California juvenile justice system
- Sep 30, 2015
- After the Doors Were Locked: California's juvenile justice history; JJS supports youth on Polynesia…
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CJCJ Founder Passes On
- Daniel Macallair, Aug 19, 2015
- It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jerome G. Miller, the visionary leader who…
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Jane Kim: San Francisco should fund effective programs, not a new jail
- Jul 20, 2015
- San Francisco County Supervisor, Jane Kim, highlights CJCJ's Cameo House as a model alternative to…
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June news from CJCJ
- Jun 30, 2015
- Advocates voice concerns with $500 million for facility construction; S an Francisco County holds…
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Community-Based Leadership of Color is Necessary for Effective Reform
- Erica Webster, Jun 16, 2015
- In California, people of color are more strongly represented at every stage of the criminal justice…
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Advocacy groups criticize $500 million in local jail funding
- Jun 10, 2015
- The Associated Press quotes CJCJ's Director of Policy and Development, Brian Goldstein, on the…
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Advocacy groups criticize $500 million in local jail funding
- Jun 9, 2015
- The Associated Press reports on CJCJ's criticisms of the rubric by which the Board of State and…
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How Will California Spend $500 Million for Criminal Justice Facilities?
- Brian Goldstein, Jun 4, 2015
- On June 10th, California's Board of State and Community Corrections will meet to finalize the…
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California’s opportunity to move beyond prison-like facilities for youth
- Courtney Lam, Feb 3, 2015
- The punitive prison-like facilities that dominate juvenile corrections are clearly not working.…
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Funding Local Juvenile Facilities that Meet the Needs of the Future
- Antonia Cartwright, Oct 7, 2014
- A tour of Stanislaus Juvenile Correctional Facility provides an example of previous SB 81 spending…
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A “Third System” for Incarcerated Young Adults
- Erica Webster, Sep 16, 2014
- Justice advocates have been considering a separate system for young adults ages 18 to 25 due to…
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CJCJ in the news: Little-known Agency Central to Criminal Justice Reform
- Jul 31, 2014
- CJCJ's Brian Goldstein comments on the importance of the BSCC — "arguably the most powerful…
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A New Approach for Juvenile Facilities in California
- Kate McCracken, Jul 25, 2014
- California's Board of State and Community Corrections makes critical decisions on the future of the…
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San Francisco’s Sheriff implements Obamacare
- Selena Teji, Mar 25, 2014
- Sheriff Mirkarimi discusses his plans to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in San Francisco.
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California to Decide on $500 Million Jail Construction
- Brian Goldstein, Dec 10, 2013
- On December 4-5, 2013, representatives from 36 counties came to Sacramento and made their case to…
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CJCJ statement on LA jail indictments
- Daniel Macallair, Dec 10, 2013
- Official statement by Executive Director Daniel Macallair on the Los Angeles County jail…
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Locked up and Shipped Away: Interstate Prisoner Transfers & the Private Prison Industry
- Nov 18, 2013
- A look at the dangers of relying on interstate transfer of prisoners to reduce overcrowding in…
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Profit Over Kids: Part III
- Randall G. Shelden, Nov 7, 2013
- This is the final blog of a three part series examining for profit youth facilities.
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Profit Over Kids: Part II
- Randall G. Shelden, Nov 5, 2013
- This is the second installment of a blog series examining private for profit youth prisons.
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Profits Over Kids, Part I
- Randall G. Shelden, Oct 28, 2013
- In this three-part series Senior Research Fellow Randall Shelden examines for-profit youth prisons.
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Easing California’s Prison Crisis via Private Prisons is a Bad Idea
- Randall Shelden, Ph.D., Sep 10, 2013
- Private prisons are not the answer to California's prison overcrowding crisis.
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Cynthia Brown assumes leadership role at Ventura, but for how long?
- Selena Teji, Aug 8, 2013
- Another change in management at Ventura Youth Correctional Facility casts doubt on reform success.
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