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We Need Your Voice to Protect People in California’s Jails!
- Jul 9, 2021
CJCJ and our partners want to hear your experiences, concerns, and solutions to strengthen California’s regulations for county jails.
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Join the Fight to Protect Californians in Jail
- Brian Goldstein, Sep 24, 2020
We need your support to strengthen the new statewide regulations for California’s jails.
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Help Us Reinvest Millions in Community Programs for Youth
- Jul 23, 2020
Assembly Bill 1007: The (P.R.O.M.I.S.E.) Act will allocate over $100M+ annually to critical community-based services for justice-involved youth. Submit a support letter today!
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Tell Governor Newsom to Act Now: Address COVID-19 in Jails and Juvenile Facilities
- Brian Goldstein, Jul 8, 2020
California must act immediately to understand the scope of COVID-19 infection, inspect county facilities, and protect those inside.
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California’s Local Juvenile Facility Populations Continue to Decline in 2017
- Brian Goldstein, Mar 8, 2018
New data from 2017 show a continued population decline in California’s local juvenile halls and camps/ranches.
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"Free Our Dreams" and "Quest for Democracy" Highlight California’s Path to Justice Reform
- Brian Goldstein, May 2, 2017
On May 8th, groups from across California will come together in Sacramento to highlight the need for transformative justice policy reform that is strongly informed by the most impacted communities.
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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.
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$250 Million Proposed for Jail Construction Raises Questions from the Legislature
- Brian Goldstein, Mar 23, 2016
The California Assembly Committee questions the need for an additional $250 Million in local adult facility construction funding.
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California Needs Data-driven Juvenile Justice
- Brian Goldstein, Feb 16, 2016
Data can tell a story. The absence of data and thoughtful analysis can do the same, by illustrating that the state is not adequately prioritizing juvenile justice.
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How Will California Spend $500 Million for Criminal Justice Facilities?
- Brian Goldstein, Jun 4, 2015
On June 10th, California's Board of State and Community Corrections will meet to finalize the request for proposals (RFP) for $500 million in adult facility construction funding. These funding decisions will unquestionably have a long-term impact for all Californians.
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Why Do We Resist Individualized Justice?
- Mike Males, May 14, 2015
“Demographic determinism” persists even among progressives. It needs to stop.
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BSCC Town Hall in Oakland
- Brian Goldstein, Mar 10, 2015
Over 300 community members recently gathered in Oakland’s Imani Community Church to hear about a transformative moment in California’s criminal justice system: Proposition 47.
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CJCJ releases new resource to help people get a fresh start
- Nov 20, 2014
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After Proposition 47: Following the money
- Lizzie Buchen, Nov 18, 2014
Two weeks ago, California voters ushered in a landmark opportunity to reduce the state’s over-reliance on incarceration. Now it's up to advocates to make sure the savings get into the right hands.
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CJCJ in the news: Proposition 47 releases, resentencings begin in Lake County
- Nov 18, 2014
Lake County News highlights CJCJ's recent brief estimating the county-level impact of Proposition 47.
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CJCJ in the news: What To Expect Now That California Passed Prop 47
- Nov 7, 2014
FiveThirtyEight highlights CJCJ's recent brief estimating the county-level impact of Proposition 47.
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Is California Finally Figuring Out Drugs?
- Mike Males, Aug 7, 2014
"No state has embraced both illegal drugs and the official wars thereon like California," writes Mike Males. After a roller coaster half-century, the state may finally be on its way to good drug policy.
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An Opportunity for Juvenile Justice Innovation in California
- Antonia Cartwright, Jun 3, 2014
Counties currently seeking state funding have both immense responsibility to ensure continued best practices, and the valuable opportunity to build bridges between justice-involved youth and the communities to which they will return.
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A Quest for Democracy in Sacramento
- Brian Goldstein, May 27, 2014
On May 19, over 200 individuals came to the capitol as part of the second annual Formerly Incarcerated People’s Quest for Democracy.
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Positive Efforts Toward Decreasing California's Pretrial Population
- Courtney Lam, May 20, 2014
Unsentenced individuals comprise over 60% of California's statewide jail population. Therefore, decreasing the number of people detained pretrial can alleviate unnecessary use of jail beds and improve overall public safety outcomes.
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CJCJ Statement on the Governor’s Budget May Revision for FY 2014-15
- Brian Goldstein, May 14, 2014
CJCJ's response to Governor Jerry Brown's FY 2014-15 Budget May Revision.
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CJCJ in the news: Valley community leaders come to Fresno to learn about Night Walk
- May 5, 2014
The Fresno Bee references CJCJ's analysis of Fresno's zip codes and homicide rates.
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To Seal or Not To Seal – California Taking a Progressive Approach to Sealing Juvenile Records
- Gabrielle Marchand, Apr 22, 2014
CJCJ's Gabrielle Marchand analyzes recent legislation for California's justice-involved youth, which provides them with a clean slate and ample opportunities for future success
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A Survey of Key Juvenile Justice Legislation for California
- Brian Goldstein, Apr 8, 2014
Public safety issues are especially challenging given the state’s ongoing prison overcrowding crisis and the ever-evolving juvenile justice system. Yet, 2014 already brings some exceptional juvenile justice legislation that is worthy of recognition and support.
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Two Roadmaps for Reform
- Brian Goldstein, Mar 11, 2014
California’s 2014 legislative session has started and policymakers are considering ways to develop comprehensive public safety policy. Recent reports by the Legislative Analysts Office and Little Hoover Commission provide a necessary roadmap for the state.