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CJCJ in the news: The Push to Imprison California's Low-Level Offenders: Sep 24, 2015; As critics fault Proposition 47 for a spike in crime—which reduced some minor offenses from felonies to misdemeanors—the East Bay Express cites expert criminologists and CJCJ to explain…
August news from CJCJ: Aug 31, 2015; CJCJ clients gain leadership skills and enjoy the outdoors; Realignment and crime in 2014: California's violent crime in decline; Youth of color visit state representatives to discuss key legislation
Realignment and Crime in 2014: California's Violent Crime in Decline: Aug 26, 2015; A new report from CJCJ analyzes the increased Realigned population's effect on county crime and finds that there is no causal relationship.
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 finalized application, approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), through which…
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 Community Corrections (BSCC) plans to distribute $500 million in jail construction funding to…
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.
Dan Walters: Brown Gets Win on Prisons, But Political Angst Continues: Feb 12, 2014; The Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters highlights a new report by CJCJ that finds no conclusive causal trend between Realignment and recent crime trends.
California Counties, Realignment, and Crime Trends: 58 Different Stories: Feb 7, 2014; California Progress Report features an Op-ed by Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males, discussing CJCJ's January 2014 report on Realignment and crime.
Conflicting Reports: Feb 7, 2014; The North Coast Journal references CJCJ's new Realignment report that finds no direct connection between Realignment and violent crime rates.
Don’t Blame Realignment for Crime Spike: Feb 6, 2014; Beyond Chron highlights a new CJCJ report on the impact of Realignment on California's crime rates.
CJCJ Newsletter - AB 109 Realignment and crime: No statewide pattern: Jan 31, 2014; New analysis of 2012 data shows no correlation between public safety realignment and crime, Cameo House in the news, and a thank you to our generous donors!
No link between California’s Prison Realignment and increased crime, study says: Jan 31, 2014; The Long Beach Press Telegram highlights a new CJCJ report that finds little evidence of a connection between Realignment and increased crime rates.
Report: Rising auto thefts in Monterey County may not be related to prison realignment: Jan 31, 2014; The Monterey Herald reports on CJCJ's recent analysis of crime trends in post-Realignment California.
Study: Can't link crime increases to realignment: Jan 31, 2014; News media article highlighting CJCJ's recent report on Realignment and crime.
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.
Study Attributes Boost In Property Crime To State Prison Realignment: Dec 9, 2013; Executive Director Daniel Macallair discusses property crime in a post-Realignment era.
Monterey County has among highest imprisonment rates: Sep 13, 2013; A report released this week by a nonprofit advocacy group, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, says there are wide disparities across California in how state prisoner realignment is being…
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.
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.
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.
Four ways to better manage jail bed space: Kate McCracken, Aug 27, 2013; Under Realignment some counties , in which the local justice systems rely heavily on incarceration, are putting extra pressure on their sheriffs to manage their burgeoning jail populations safely. A…
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.
Calif. counties seek to reduce re-offense rate: Aug 25, 2013; Realignment creates an opportunity for local jursdictions to implement community-based interventions for individuals who have been charged with non-serious, non-sexual, and non-violent offenses.
The Impact of Non-Criminal Immigrant Detentions in California: Brian Goldstein, Aug 6, 2013; According to a new CJCJ report, California’s counties have spent significant resources and jail capacity, often at their own expense, to detain suspected undocumented immigrants who do not have…
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.