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AB 109, Prop 47, and Prop 57 Are Safely Reducing the Prison Population, but Durable Public Safety Requires Further Cuts in Corrections Spending: Maureen Washburn, Jan 24, 2018; Shifting California’s criminal justice priorities from punishment to prevention starts with the state budget.
2018-19 Budget Proposal Would Expand California’s Youth Correctional System at a Time of Falling Populations: Maureen Washburn, Jan 16, 2018; Governor Brown, in his final budget, has missed an opportunity to bring an end to the failures of DJJ. Now, state leaders must reject a proposed expansion of the facilities and invest, instead, in community alternatives.
Prop 47, Empowering Youth Voices & A New California Prison?: Erica Webster, Jan 31, 2017; Declining drug enforcement after Proposition 47, advocates rally to improve California's juvenile facilities, and Governor Brown's budget proposes to build another prison.