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NEW! Deal Struck on California Prison Crowding
San Jose Mercury News
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A Plan for Juvenile Justice
Act Locally SF
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A sentencing commission for California?
The San Diego Union Tribune
March 30, 2007 [View Article]

What a California Sentencing Commission Might Do
California Progress Report
February 20, 2007 [View Article]

The Decline of Rape
Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2007 [View Article]

A Case for California Sentencing Reform
The San Francisco Chronicle
December 26, 2006 [View Article]

Latest Press Releases

NEW! Unprecedented Drop in California Youth Crime and Incarceration Rates: Lowest Level of Imprisoned Youth in Modern State History
June 2006 [View Press Release]

CJCJ's Executive Director Testifies Before the California Legislature About Brutal Conditions inside the California Youth Authority
March 2004 [View Press Release]

FAVOR Calls for Stories of Students Affected by the Higher Education Act
February 2004 [View Press Release]

Beyond Conviction Rates--Diversion Reduces Crime, by Dan Macallair
October 2003 [View the PDF]

CJCJ Welcomes Meda Chesney-Lind, Scholar and Expert on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, to the Bay Area
October 2003 [View the PDF]

Andrea Shorter, CJCJ Deputy Director, Elected President of SF Commission on the Status of Women
August 2003 [View the PDF]

When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry
July 2003 [Press Release] [Print coupon]

Justice System Now Providing Mental Health Services, by Randall Sheldon
June 2003 [View the PDF]

Flaws of Justice Behind Bars: Reforming California's Failed Parole System, by Dan Macallair
April 2003 [View the PDF]

Community-based Alternative to Juvenile Detention a Success with Youth Offenders, New Findings Show
March 2003 [Press Release] [View the PDF]

Mentally Ill Offenders Aided Strongly by Post-Release Community Treatment, Study Shows
March 2003 [Press Release] [View the PDF]

Press Release From the Little Hoover Commission
March 2003 [Press Release] [View the PDF]

Press Release From the Campaign for New Drug Policies
February 2003 [View Press Release]

Seeking Balance: Reducing Prison Costs in Times of Austerity
December 2002 [View Press Release]

Drug Use and Justice 2002: An Examination of California Drug Policy Enforcement
November 2002 [Press Release] [View the PDF]

Prop 36 Reduces Felony Drug Possession Admissions 30% in 2001 While Drug Possession Arrests on Rise
28 October 2002 [View Press Release]

Aftercare as Afterthought: Reentry and the California Youth Authority
4 October 2002 [View Press Release]

CJCJ in the News

The following articles represent some of the media work we do to promote the idea of a sensible approach to criminal and juvenile justice issues.

NEW! A Plan for Juvenile Justice
Act Locally SF
[View Article]

NEW! A sentencing commission for California?
The San Diego Union Tribune
March 30, 2007 [View Article]

This Is Your Brain on Drugs, Dad
The New York Times
3 January 2007[View Article]

A Case for California Sentencing Reform
The San Francisco Chronicle
26 December 2006[View Article]

In Perspective: Overcrowding in State Prisons
CBS News
13 September 2006[View Article]

Hooley Applauds Efforts at County Jail to Fight Meth - The Program Relies on Research and Science
Statesman Journal
8 August 2006[View Article]

New Juvenile Hall Delivers a Message - Skylights, Softer Colors Evident
San Jose Mercury News
30 July 2006[View Article]

Schwarzenegger Proposes Sending Inmates to Other States
Associated Press
8 July 2006[View Article]

No Sign of Trouble - Summer Activities Fight Teen Boredom
By Zachary K. Johnson, The Stockton Record
8 July 2006[View Article]

Less Jail, Less Crime for Youths
By Mareva Brown, Sacramento Bee
29 June 2006[View Article]

Juvenile Delinquency in California Decreases
By Jorge Morales, La Opinion
29 June 2006[View Article]

Study: Youth Prisons Don't Deter Crime - Juvenile Lockups Low, as are Offenses
By Scott Smith, The Stockton Record
29 June 2006[View Article]

State's Youth Crime Rate Hits Its Lowest Level in 30 Years
By Linda Rapattoni, Daily Journal
29 June 2006[View Article]

Helping Ex-inmates Get on Their Feet - WOU Students Hope to Keep People Getting Out of Jail from Going Back
By Mareva Brown, Statesman Journal - Salem, Oregon
5 June 2006[View Article]

Prison Reform Needs Reform - Corrections System Can't Do Task Alone
By Mark Martin, The San Francisco Chronicle
12 March 2006[View Article]

The Boomer Buster - Who is Mike Males, and why is he saying those awful things about people of a certain age?
By Shawn Hubler, The Los Angeles Times
22 January 2006[View Article]

Prison Spending Spree May Thwart Reform
By Daniel Macallair, San Francisco Chronicle
12 January 2006[View Article]

School Suspends Teen for Rap Lyric
By Reid J. Epstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
7 November 2003[View Article]

Strip-Search Claims Spur Immediate Outcry
By Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle
6 September 2003[View Article]

Boy, 12, Guilty of Sexual Assault on Woman, 46
By Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
27 August 2003[View Article]

Reforming California's Failed Parole System
By Dan Macallair, San Francisco Chronicle
21 April 2003 [View Article]

Teen curfew urged for Sacramento
By Christina Jewett, Sacramento Bee
27 January 2003 [View Article]

Forget the 'Youth Menace': Crime, It Turns Out, Is a Grown-Up Business
By Mike Males, Los Angeles Times
15 December 2002 [View Article]

Oakland's murders not 'youth violence'
By Mike Males, San Francisco Chronicle
27 November 2002 [View Article]

Tale of 2 Cities for S.F. Youth
By Joan Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle
19 November 2002 [View Article]

A Path for Troubled Youths: Successful Oakland program would grow if ballot measures pass
By Janine DeFao, San Francisco Chronicle
29 October 2002 [View Article]

Suspect, 10, May Become the Youngest Ever Charged
By Jessica McBride, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
3 October 2002 [View Article]

Letters
By Michele Byrnes, The Economist
24 August 2002 [View Article]

Boot Camp Blunder
By Dan Macallair, San Francisco Chronicle
5 August 2002 [View Article]

Law Enforcement Rides Shotgun for Davis
By Bill Ainsworth, The San Diego Union-Tribune
7 July 2002 [View Article]

Size Raises Doubts About Juvenile Hall
By Tamara Koehler, Ventura County Star
7 July 2002 [View Article]

Governor's Costly Boot Camp for Teens: $12 million, 10 Graduates
By Kelly St. John, San Francisco Chronicle
7 June 2002 [View Article]

Spitwad Could Land Boy in Prison
By Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
15 May 2002 [View Article]

Sleepless Nights at Juvenile Hall; 18-bed folly threatens S.F.'s $15 Million Grant
By Ken Garcia, San Francisco Chronicle
30 April 2002 [View Article]

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