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California’s Juvenile Justice System Had 16 Years To Fix Its Abuse Problems. It Didn’t.: Feb 19, 2019; The Huffington Post covers CJCJ's new report on conditions at California's Division of Juvenile Justice, a youth's experience, and the authors' key takeaways.
As Prop 57 goes into effect, experts debate impact on youth, prison overcrowding: May 12, 2017; UC Berkeley's Oakland North highlights CJCJ research and interviews Maureen Washburn and Erica Webster on the beneficial reforms of Prop 57.
The Lessons of California for Juvenile Justice Reform: Daniel Macallair, Sep 26, 2016; CJCJ's executive director pens an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) on the lessons to be learned from the failures of California's state youth corrections system.