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Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting January 16, 2014: Brian Goldstein, Mar 4, 2014; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
California's Urban Violent Crime Rate Falls in First Half of 2013: Feb 28, 2014; CJCJ released a fact sheet today using new FBI crime data for the first six months of 2013.
California's 58 Crime Rates: Realignment and Crime in 2012: Jan 29, 2014; CJCJ's interactive map and a new report using 2012 data show 58 radically different Realignment experiences, with no statewide pattern emerging.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting November 15, 2013: Nov 27, 2013; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
Fouts Springs: A Model Approach to Serving High-Risk Youth: Nov 20, 2013; New study documents legacy of Fouts Springs Youth Facility, a regional facility operated by Solano County that served high-risk youth in lieu of the state youth correctional facilities.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting September 25, 2013: Brian Goldstein, Nov 13, 2013; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting September 12, 2013: Oct 23, 2013; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
Are Immigration Detainer Practices Rational?: Sep 17, 2013; New study casts doubt on efficacy of immigration and public safety intersection.
Counties' continued disparities in Realignment implementation: Sep 10, 2013; Fact sheet on county-by-county implementation of AB 109 Realignment using data through June 30, 2013.
Post-Realignment prison admissions increase in 2013: Sep 10, 2013; Fact sheet analyzing new prison admissions by quarter shows admissions for property and drug crimes are on the rise in 2013.
Immigration Detainer Requests for Low Priority Marijuana Arrests: Aug 29, 2013; Fact Sheet on ICE hold requests for people with marijuana convictions in California, Oct. 2009 to Feb. 2013.
Jail Population Management Strategies in a Post-Realignment Era: Aug 27, 2013; This fact sheet lists four available deliberate interventions that counties can employ to alleviate jail bed space and improve public safety outcomes.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting August 2013: Aug 21, 2013; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
The Unnecessary Detention of Undocumented Youth: Aug 19, 2013; Fact Sheet on law enforcement responses to ICE hold requests for youth in California, Oct. 2009 to Feb. 2013.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting July 2013: Aug 15, 2013; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
Detention of non-criminal individuals has impact on post-Realignment California: Aug 5, 2013; CJCJ releases report examining the large number of suspected undocumented immigrants, without a criminal history, who are detained in California’s local jails on non-mandatory holds.
June 2013 Newsletter - Promoting National and Global Justice Policy: Jun 27, 2013; CJCJ uses its expertise to educate the public on national and global criminal justice issues.
CJCJ May 2013 Newsletter - An update on the progress of AB 915: May 31, 2013; A continued observation of CJCJ's reform efforts emphasized by statistically relevant sentencing data.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting May 2013: May 30, 2013; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
California's Division of Juvenile Facilities: Nine Years After Farrell: Apr 22, 2013; This publication reviews the progress DJF has made in implementing Court-ordered reforms, using qualitative and quantitative data from the court-appointed expert in safety and welfare, the Special…
Realignment in Los Angeles County: Apr 9, 2013; A closer examination of LA county's unique realignment trends.
Beyond Realignment: Counties’ large disparities in imprisonment underlie ongoing prison crisis: Mar 21, 2013; California’s crises of prison overcrowding, unsustainable costs, and court-ordered population reductions are perpetuated by the disparate implementation of Realignment.
California’s Urban Crime Increase in 2012: Is “Realignment” to Blame?: Jan 24, 2013; This publication analyzes whether Realignment — in this case, the 46,000 offenders diverted to local management — contributed to increase in urban offenses in the first half of 2012.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting Jan. 2013: Jan 17, 2013; Unofficial notes from the Jan. 17, 2013 meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
One Year into Realignment: Progress Stalls, Stronger Incentives Needed: Dec 1, 2012; One Year into Realignment: Progress Stalls, Stronger Incentives Needed