Resources from past year

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Youth Filed Fewer Complaints Amid the Pandemic. Is DJJ's Grievance Process Broken?: Maureen Washburn, Mar 23, 2021; The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed troubling flaws in the grievance process for youth confined in California’s state-run juvenile justice facilities.
Save Cameo House: Help Protect San Francisco’s Most Vulnerable Women and Their Children!: Feb 26, 2021; We urgently need your support to keep Cameo House open so CJCJ can continue serving our community.
The PROMYSE Act Paves the Way for California's Youth: Feb 17, 2021; Today, Senator Bradford introduced legislation to re-invest hundreds of millions in health-focused and community-based youth services.
Decades of Abuse at California’s DJJ Will End in 2023: Maureen Washburn, Feb 16, 2021; The proposed 2021-22 state budget finalizes plans for the closure of California’s barbaric state youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
CA Legislators Call for Youth Releases Amid COVID-19 Outbreak at DJJ: Maureen Washburn, Dec 31, 2020; CJCJ stands behind more than a dozen state legislators in urging Governor Newsom to take swift action on the COVID-19 crisis at the state’s youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Justice.
CJCJ Warns of COVID-19 Outbreak at DJJ, and More: Dec 23, 2020; CJCJ Report Warns of Second Major COVID-19 Outbreak in DJJ; Expanding our Juvenile Justice Services to Support Youth; Help Strengthen Families Impacted by Incarceration.
Justice Policy Journal - Volume 17, Number 2 – Fall, 2020: Dec 17, 2020; Articles on attitudes towards Ban the Box; the multidimensional struggle of family separation on male migrant workers; the foster-care-to-prison pipeline; extending the school-to-prison pipeline; NIMBY syndrome among Colorado and Washington dispensary owners and managers; the effects of the death penalty on state-level murder rates.
Report Update: COVID-19 Cases Surging in CA Youth Prisons: Maureen Washburn & Renee Menart, Dec 15, 2020; COVID-19 cases inside the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) increased sevenfold in July. Now, another dangerous outbreak is putting youth at risk.
This #GivingTuesday, help strengthen families impacted by incarceration: Dec 1, 2020; Your tax-deductible gift will provide youth and families with the support they need through the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Report: DJJ Fails to Protect Youth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Maureen Washburn & Renee Menart, Nov 12, 2020; COVID-19 cases inside the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) increased sevenfold in July. Meanwhile, California is failing to prevent another dangerous outbreak.
High Prop 20 Costs, Re-entry Conference, and More!: Nov 3, 2020; CJCJ report finds Prop 20 would fuel racial injustice, CJCJ team member leads community development, and CJCJ directors present at a reentry conference.
CJCJ’s Silvanus Warren Leads Community Development: Nov 2, 2020; A dedicated CJCJ staff member, Silvanus "Van" Warren, supports Bay Area residents through his community-rooted organization.
Closing Youth Prisons, Collaborating for Reentry, and More!: Oct 22, 2020; CJCJ News: California closes dangerous youth correctional system, CJCJ staff hosts collaborative training series, and new publication finds historic low crime trends.
New Report: Prop 20 Would Fuel Racial Injustice: Maureen Washburn & Mike Males, Oct 15, 2020; CJCJ finds that Prop 20 will harm communities of color, with Black and Latino people at the greatest risk of justice system involvement and incarceration.
CJCJ Provides Trove of DJJ Data to Support Realignment Planning: Maureen Washburn, Oct 8, 2020; As part of CJCJ's longstanding commitment to monitoring the health and safety of youth at the Division of Juvenile Justice, we have compiled a trove of otherwise unavailable data reports.
CJCJ Celebrates Closure of California’s Youth Correctional System: Sep 30, 2020; In a historic decision, California enacts legislation to close state youth correctional facilities in favor of close-to-home alternatives.
Join the Fight to Protect Californians in Jail: Brian Goldstein, Sep 24, 2020; We need your support to strengthen the new statewide regulations for California’s jails.
Prop 17 Could Restore Voting Rights to Tens of Thousands: Maureen Washburn, Sep 15, 2020; Amid a national crisis over voter suppression, Californians are considering a historic expansion of the right to vote. Prop 17 would allow the 55,000 people on parole to cast a ballot.
New Report: Lowest California Crime Rate in Recorded History: Mike Males, Sep 9, 2020; A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that California’s crime rate declined amid several major criminal justice reforms.
Ending the Harm of DJJ, Investing in San Francisco Youth, and More!: Sep 3, 2020; CJCJ News: Support DJJ closure by calling the Governor's office, San Francisco service providers press for justice reinvestment, and Cameo House family moves to a permanent home.
New Fact Sheet: DJJ Realignment Must Address Racial Justice as Youth of Color Are Harmed Most by the Justice System: Renee Menart, Aug 27, 2020; As California moves to close the Division of Juvenile Justice, state leaders must ensure meaningful oversight and safeguards for youth of color as outlined is Senate Bill 823.
Protect Youth from COVID-19, Honoring Next Generation Fellows, and more!: Aug 10, 2020; CJCJ News: Protecting youth at DJJ from a COVID-19 outbreak, Honoring 2019-20 class of the Next Generation Fellowship, and publishing new research in CJCJ's Justice Policy Journal.
Tell Governor Newsom to Act Now: Protect Youth at DJJ from COVID-19 Outbreak: Aug 6, 2020; California must act immediately to protect youth from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Celebrating 2019-2020 Next Generation Fellows: Aug 5, 2020; CJCJ and MILPA's Next Generation Fellowship brought thirteen justice reform advocates together to deepen cultural healing and policy advocacy strategies for California's emerging leaders.
California Must Safeguard Youth in State Facilities Amid COVID-19 Outbreak: Maureen Washburn, Jul 31, 2020; California must move quickly to halt the spread of COVID-19 within the state’s youth correctional institutions, the Division of Juvenile Justice.