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Save Cameo House: Help Protect San Francisco’s Most Vulnerable Women and Their Children!
- Jun 22, 2022
We need your help! Learn 3 ways YOU can support CJCJ's Cameo House.
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San Francisco’s crime rates fall while Sacramento’s “tough-on-crime” DA presides over rising violence
- Mike Males, Jun 2, 2022
San Francisco has seen major decreases in crime amid progressive reforms, while nearby Sacramento is experiencing a homicide and violence surge under the leadership of its conservative prosecutor.
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Some Teens Are Depressed for a Reason. Many Are Victims of Domestic Abuse.
- Mike Males, May 6, 2022
How did the CDC, authorities, and nearly all media reports miss this bombshell finding?
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Honoring the Memory of William Bud Brown
- Randall G. Shelden, Apr 19, 2022
April 2022, California lost William Bud Brown, a dear friend and source of inspiration for many, including the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. We honor Bud's life and his legacy.
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New Report: Prop 47 Offers a $600M Lifeline to Vulnerable Californians
- Maureen Washburn, Mar 30, 2022
Prop 47 has reinvested over half a billion dollars from expensive, overcrowded prisons into low-cost, high-impact prevention programs.
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New Report: San Franciscans Spend More And Get Less From Their Police Department Than Most Major CA Cities
- Mike Males, Mar 15, 2022
A new report finds San Francisco’s $689M police budget fails to solve crimes, over-arrests Black residents, and reports faulty data.
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Cameo House Families Receive Permanent Housing, and More!
- Mar 3, 2022
CJCJ organizes statewide action amid DJJ's catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak, 3 Cameo House families receive permanent housing, and CJCJ's Justice Policy Journal spotlights new research.
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Conditions in California’s DJJ are deteriorating in the lead-up to closure. Its proposed budget ignores these challenges.
- Maureen Washburn, Feb 22, 2022
In early January, Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed budget for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year. It included a staggering $200 million for the soon-to-close Division of Juvenile Justice.
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Justice Policy Journal - Volume 18, Number 2 – Fall 2021
- Jan 27, 2022
Articles include: The Disproportionality of Drug Laws, Abolishing Consensus Criminology, Public Attitudes of Sex Offense Registration, Visitation Policies in Juvenile Residential Facilities, and Focused Deterrence and Social Service Provision.
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TAKE ACTION: Protect Youth at DJJ Amid Dangerous COVID-19 Surge
- Maureen Washburn, Jan 21, 2022
California is failing to keep youth safe amid a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak at DJJ. Join us in standing up for youth by participating in a statewide action.
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CJCJ wishes you a happy New Year!
- Jan 13, 2022
To begin a new chapter in 2022, please join CJCJ as we reflect on the past year filled with dedicated service and community collaboration!
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Apply Now for the 2022 Next Generation Fellowship!
- Brian Goldstein, Jan 6, 2022
APPLY TODAY: Harness your power and lived experience through the Next Generation Fellowship for justice-involved organizers!
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Herd journalism and the phony San Francisco “shoplifting epidemic”
- Mike Males, Dec 22, 2021
Some wrongly criticize San Francisco’s important justice reforms. Would they prefer Kern County's tough-on-crime policies: Worse crime, more incarceration, and $270+ million costs?
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This #GivingTuesday, Support Family Unity and Healing
- Brian Goldstein, Nov 30, 2021
Join CJCJ on this national day of giving so we can support San Francisco's most vulnerable families.
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California Must Safeguard Youth in State Facilities Amid New COVID-19 Outbreaks
- Maureen Washburn, Nov 22, 2021
Once again, California must move quickly to halt the spread of COVID-19 within the state’s youth correctional institutions, the Division of Juvenile Justice.
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New Report: Poor Conditions in California Youth Prisons as Closure Nears
- Nov 9, 2021
A new report finds disturbing conditions inside California’s Division of Juvenile Justice, including suicide risks, staff shortages, and significant cuts to rehabilitative programs.
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CJCJ's Cameo House Thrives, Children's Book Launch, and More!
- Nov 5, 2021
CJCJ celebrates Cameo House funding successes, and uplifting children's book by CJCJ team member supports families, CJCJ youth program cuts serious recidivism by half.
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Children's Book Launch: Support Families Impacted by Incarceration!
- Oct 22, 2021
Join CJCJ in San Francisco or virtually on Sunday, November 7th (11am - 12:30pm PST) as we celebrate the release of a new children's book about a boy who heals with his family's help while his mom is far from home!
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California’s Crime Rate Falls to a Record Low in 2020, High Reliance on Incarceration not Linked to Lower Crime
- Mike Males, Sep 9, 2021
A new report finds that California’s crime rate declined amid several major criminal justice reforms.
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Crime trends and violence worse in California’s Republican-voting counties than Democratic-voting counties
- Mike Males, Aug 25, 2021
California's Republican-voting counties exceed Democratic counties in homicide and other violent death, reported crime, criminal arrest, drug and alcohol death, gun death, and incarceration rates.