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Governor Brown’s Final Budget Delivers Wins and Losses for Youth Justice: Maureen Washburn, Jul 3, 2018; In the FY 2018-19 budget, California makes prudent new investments in community-based youth but fails to modernize the state’s juvenile justice data bank and needlessly expands the troubled state youth correctional system.
New Fact Sheet: Local Juvenile Justice Facilities Can Absorb State Youth Correctional Population: Maureen Washburn, Apr 4, 2018; CJCJ's new fact sheet finds unprecedented available capacity in California's county-run juvenile halls, camps, and ranches due to declines in juvenile arrests and reductions in juvenile justice facility populations.
CJCJ Youth Mentee Begins College, Budget Advocacy, and More!: Renee Menart, Mar 30, 2018; Youth Justice Mentoring participant makes strides in work and school, JCRU models effective aftercare for Santa Clara County, and CJCJ pushes the state budget to better serve California’s youth.
SF Foots Bill for State-Run Juvenile Facilities: Mar 10, 2018; The San Francisco Examiner quotes CJCJ's Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn and Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article on the rising per capita costs of California's Division of Juvenile Justice.
Gov. Brown, The State’s Analyst, & Youth Advocates Argue Over Raising The Age Limit For State Juvie Lock-Ups: Mar 2, 2018; WitnessLA references and quotes the blog post, 2018-19 Budget Proposal Would Expand California’s Youth Correctional System at a Time of Falling Populations by CJCJ's Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn.http://witnessla.com/state-analysts-report-calls-for-changes-to-gov-brwon/
Report: Plan to Expand California Youth Prisons Needs Tinkering: Mar 1, 2018; The Chronicle of Social Change quotes CJCJ's recent Fact Sheet on California’s Division of Juvenile Justice in an article on Governor Brown's Budget Proposal for DJJ in FY 2018-19.
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.
White Residents of Urban Sanctuary Counties are Safer from Deadly Violence than White Residents in Non-Sanctuary Counties: Mike Males, Dec 12, 2017; CJCJ’s new report shows “sanctuary” areas are associated with enhanced safety and lower rates of deadly violence for white residents.
California’s Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Reports High Recidivism Despite Surging Costs: Maureen Washburn, Apr 18, 2017; CJCJ's new fact sheet finds that the costs of confining youth in California’s state youth correctional syste are expected to climb to $271,318 per youth.
2017-18 Budget Expands Youth Prisons and Deepens Reliance on Incarceration: Maureen Washburn, Jan 20, 2017; In a time of fiscal caution, Governor Brown’s FY 2017-18 budget proposal deepens California’s reliance on youth incarceration.
Post-Prop 57, California Considers the Lasting Harm of Youth Incarceration: Maureen Washburn, Nov 22, 2016; With Prop 57, Californians have voted to curb the treatment of youth as adults. Now we must reimagine the treatment of those who remain in the juvenile system.
October News: New reports, a tour of DJJ & a youth client's success: Oct 31, 2016; Two new reports focus on the future of youth justice in California, CJCJ staff tour California's northern youth correctional facilities, and we congratulate a youth client who is now a full-time student.
New Report: Violent Crime Arrests of Youth in California Expected to Decline Through 2020: Oct 4, 2016; CJCJ's new research report predicts ongoing declines in the violent felony arrest rate of California's youth through 2020.
CJCJ Director awarded Juvenile Advocate of the Year, plus new Prop 47 report!: Oct 3, 2016; Prop 47 and Crime in 2015, CJCJ's Executive Director awarded Juvenile Advocate of the Year, and dedicated CJCJ youth mentors featured in a major news outlet.
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.
August News from CJCJ: Celebrating the life of Juidell Preston: Aug 31, 2016; CJCJ remembers change-maker, Juidell Preston, youth clients learn new skills in the High Sierras, and new CJCJ reports address juvenile justice issues in California.
Reports Cites Mental Health Treatment Gaps at California’s DJJ Facilities: Aug 24, 2016; The Chronicle of Social Change highlights a new CJCJ study on conditions at California's state youth correctional facilties.
KQED: Violence and Gang Activity Still Plague California's Juvenile Corrections Facilities: Aug 23, 2016; CJCJ's Erica Webster describes conditions at California's state youth correctional facilities on KQED's The California Report.
Fact Sheet: California's Youth and Young Adult Arrest Rates Continue a Historic Decline: Aug 16, 2016; A new fact sheet from CJCJ shows that, in 2015, arrests of young people under age 25 dropped below 2014 levels and continue a decades-long trend of decline
Failure After Farrell: Violence and Inadequate Mental Health Care in California's Division of Juvenile Justice: Aug 11, 2016; CJCJ's new report finds, in California's state youth corrections system, violence has increased, gang culture is pervasive, and mental health treatment is at times nonexistent.
Young Adult Prisons Are Not the Answer: Maureen Washburn, Apr 26, 2016; A proposal by the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation defies best practices and fails to heed the lessons of history.
California Reforms Creating County-Based Systems for 21st Century: Daniel Macallair, Mar 16, 2016; CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair writes an op-ed in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) on how California's plummeting youth crime rates creates an opportunity for more substantive reform
Farrell’s End Gives True Juvenile Justice Reform a Chance: Nisha Ajmani, Mar 2, 2016; After the 2002 lawsuit against DJJ was dismissed on February 25, 2016, CJCJ urges youth California to avoid repeating mistakes of the past.
February News from CJCJ!: Feb 29, 2016; Sierra Health Foundation's Speaker Series features Daniel Macallair; New CJCJ collaborative offers reentry services after federal prison; and Daily Journal interviews Daniel Macallair about the future of DJJ.
CJCJ in the news: Others States Can Learn from Changes to Juvenile Justice in California: Daniel Macallair, Feb 10, 2016; Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) publishes an op-ed by CJCJ executive director, Daniel Macallair, on the success of California systemic changes to its juvenile justice system.