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“Orange is the New Black” Offers Unique Perspective on Prison System: Brian Goldstein, Jul 25, 2013; A new original series, Orange is the New Black, has received attention because the show provides a powerful look at our criminal justice system and life in prison. Hopefully this can facilitate a…
Brown Can Release Prisoners Early Without Compromising Public Safety: May 1, 2013; To meet the court’s mandate by the end of the year, Brown needs to begin releasing identified low-risk inmates now - a step both the federal and the U.S. Supreme Court agree "would be…
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…
The 4,054 human faces of San Quentin: Selena Teji, Apr 2, 2013; on March 27, 2013, CJCJ revisited San Quentin State Prison to see what changes had occurred since the implementation of Realignment.
Institutional setting continues to hinder DJF staff reform efforts: Emily Luhrs, Feb 28, 2013; Age-old practices have slowly begun to shift at California’s Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) as staff experiment with common-sense reforms, such as positive reinforcement, limiting use of…
DJF's reform efforts, sounding like a broken record: Emily Luhrs, Dec 13, 2012; The purpose of the juvenilejustice system is to rehabilitate youth, a concept California's Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) continues to struggle with. Progress in reform efforts through the…
Bread & Roses performs in SF jails with help from CJCJ staff: Dec 10, 2012; On Monday evening, December 10, 2012, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department and CJCJ are co-hosting Bread & Roses , an organization providing free performing arts shows to people who live in…
Federal health care reform and incarcerated populations: Brian Heller de Leon, Nov 29, 2012; The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) , the health reform law passed by the Obama administration and Congress in 2010, will have vast implications for the provision of health services…
San Mateo County faults three reports that question need for new jail: Oct 4, 2012; San Mateo County faults three reports that question need for new jail Daily News, October 4, 2012
CJCJ Newsletter - Pretrial strategies to reduce unnecessary incarceration safely: Sep 28, 2012; Pretrial resources and upcoming juvenile map release
Contra Costa community leaders halt new jail construction: Brian Heller de Leon, Sep 13, 2012; Last week, religious leaders and community members from Contra Costa County convinced county Sheriff David Livingston to withdraw his proposal for constructing a new 150-bed jail. Working in…
Transferring Inmates Out-Of-State Has Negative Consequences: Aug 1, 2012; Transferring Inmates Out-Of-State Has Negative Consequences California Progress Report, August 1, 2012
Collateral Consequences of Interstate Transfer of Prisoners: Jul 1, 2012; Collateral Consequences of Interstate Transfer of Prisoners
High cost, low return of longer prison terms: Brian Heller de Leon, Jun 15, 2012; A new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that the length of time served in prison has increased nationally by 36% since 1990. This has translated into an average of nine additional months of…
County approves jail contracts: May 9, 2012; County approves jail contracts Daily Journal, May 9, 2012
Study: Long-term juvenile incarceration fails to decrease reoffending rates: Brian Heller de Leon, May 3, 2012; A March 2011 study through the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) concludes that long-term juvenile incarceration does not decrease reoffending, and may actually…
Juvenile Dept. Worried about Housing High-risk Offenders: Feb 2, 2012; Juvenile Dept. Worried about Housing High-risk Offenders Central Coast News KION/KCBA, February 2, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown plans $1 billion in prison cuts: Jan 15, 2012; Gov. Jerry Brown plans $1 billion in prison cuts San Francisco Chronicle, January 15, 2012
State spends 8 times more than counties to jail juvenile offenders: Jan 13, 2012; State spends 8 times more than counties to jail juvenile offenders Manteca Bulletin, January 13, 2012
Executive Director Daniel Macallair will present at Capitol Weekly Conference: Oct 6, 2011; Save the Date: November 17, 2011 . CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair will be speaking at California's Prisons: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly , hosted by Capitol Weekly and the University of…
Paradise Lost: Hawaii's Twenty Years of Failed Juvenile Corrections Reform [video]: Sep 1, 2011
Who is in the SHU? The need for reform in prison isolation units: Emily Luhrs, Aug 23, 2011; Demonstrations are taking place at Governors' offices across the country today in New York, Connecticut, and Illinois in solidarity with those pushing for basic rights and humane conditions…
Privatization of prisons hinders criminal justice reform: Emily Luhrs, Aug 11, 2011; Despite declining crime rates, incarceration rates are at an all time high in the United States with 2 million adults in prison, including 150,000 in California institutions. The number of people in…
Conditions in California's SHU: Selena Teji, Aug 2, 2011; On July 1, 2011, eleven inmates in the Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit (SHU) began a hunger strike to protest the egregious conditions of their confinement. In particular, they…
New report, same problems: DJF's prolonged progress: Emily Luhrs, Jul 14, 2011; Last week, just prior to the Farrell hearing, the Office of the Special Master released the 18th report documenting DJF's efforts to comply with the remedial plans' minimum standards of care. It…