News and publications from past year

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SB 439 Heads to the Governor's Desk: Maureen Washburn, Sep 12, 2018; Senate Bill (SB) 439, a bill co-sponsored by CJCJ and others, passed in the Legislature and is awaiting a signature from the Governor.
We've Moved to San Francisco's Mission District & More!: Renee Menart, Aug 31, 2018; CJCJ’s new home ensures continued services to San Francisco communities, policy team supports youth advocacy at the California State Capitol, and CJCJ wins $1 million for homeless services with San Francisco partner organizations.
Direct File of Youth to Adult Court: Gone and Unlamented as Youth Arrests Fall to All-time Low in 2017: Mike Males, Aug 8, 2018; The abolition of direct file in California has resulted in more selective and less political decisions by judges, rather than by prosecutors, to better meet the individualized needs court-involved youth.
Cheering on the Giants, Next Generation Fellows, and More!: Renee Menart, Jul 31, 2018; CJCJ’s team goes out to the ball game to celebrate new shared workspace, the Next Generation Fellows train to transform justice and build community, and CJCJ Director Gerald Miller speaks on a panel to improve young adult reentry.
Justice-Involved Voters Bring Critical Voices to Community Decision-Making: Renee Menart, Jul 12, 2018; 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 needs. Opportunities for civic engagement, including voting, among justice-involved individuals can bring us closer to solutions.
Governor Brown’s Final Budget Delivers Wins and Losses for Youth Justice: Maureen Washburn, Jul 3, 2018; 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 state youth correctional system.
Adventures for Youth, Sponsored Bill Success, and More!: Jun 29, 2018; 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 CJCJ’s transition to a new home.
California’s County Jails Show Population Reductions Amid Statewide Prison Reform: Mike Males, Jun 21, 2018; 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.”
Justice Policy Journal - Volume 15, Number 1 - Spring 2018: Jun 6, 2018; 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.
Youth Success on Probation, New Report, and More!: Renee Menart, May 31, 2018; CJCJ celebrates the success of its Probation Enrichment Program, a new report investigates how CA counties spend millions intended for youth, and Cameo House residents learn about their voting rights and civic engagement.
Building Collective Power for a Better Future: Tina Curiel-Allen, May 23, 2018; 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.
Leadership through Adversity: Cristian Franco, May 18, 2018; 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.
Pathways from Youth Prisons to Colleges for Young Adults: Morghan Vélez Young-Alfaro, May 17, 2018; 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.
New Report: California Juvenile Justice Funding in Five Bay Area Counties Shows Opportunity for Reinvestment: Renee Menart, May 15, 2018; 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.
From Sitting in Detention to Standing in Culture: Brayan Pelayo Corona, May 10, 2018; 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 opportunities for racial equality and social justice.
CJCJ’s Exciting Transition, New Fact Sheet, and More!: Renee Menart, May 1, 2018; 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 Advocacy Day.
Next Generation Fellowship (NGF) Elevates Justice-Involved Leaders: Apr 24, 2018; 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.
CJCJ Transitions to a New Home: Brian Goldstein, Apr 18, 2018; This spring, CJCJ is excited to announce our move to a new home in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District!
CA Lawmakers Consider Ending the Treatment of 14- and 15-Year-Olds as Adults: Maureen Washburn, Apr 10, 2018; 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.
California Sentencing Institute now shows 2016 trends: Renee Menart, Apr 6, 2018; CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) interactive map now shows annual criminal and juvenile justice statistics for 2009-2016.
New Fact Sheet: Local Juvenile Justice Facilities Can Absorb State Youth Correctional Population: Maureen Washburn, Apr 4, 2018; 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 facility populations.
CJCJ Youth Mentee Begins College, Budget Advocacy, and More!: Renee Menart, Mar 30, 2018; Youth Justice Mentoring participant makes strides in work and school, JCRU models effective aftercare for Santa Clara County, and CJCJ pushes the state budget to better serve California’s youth.
New Legislation Increases Employment Access for Justice-Involved Californians: Renee Menart, Mar 21, 2018; An estimated 8 million individuals in California have criminal records. Increasing access to employment can lessen the negative impacts of justice system contact and benefit communities across the state.
2018 Promises Groundbreaking Justice Reform in California: Maureen Washburn, Mar 13, 2018; California legislators have introduced new bills to expand opportunities for justice-involved youth and adults and lessen the harm of justice system contact.
SF Foots Bill for State-Run Juvenile Facilities: Mar 10, 2018; The San Francisco Examiner quotes CJCJ's Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn and Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article on the rising per capita costs of California's Division of Juvenile Justice.