News items related to Division of Juvenile Justice

New Report: Pervasive Violence and Isolation at California's Division of Juvenile Justice Endanger Youth: Maureen Washburn & Renee Menart, Feb 19, 2019; CJCJ's comprehensive review of conditions at California’s state-run youth correctional system finds a return to its historically grievous conditions that isolate and traumatize youth.
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.
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.
Promoting Alternatives to Incarceration, New Report, and More!: Maureen Washburn, Nov 3, 2017; CJCJ launches an initiative to promote alternatives to incarceration, publishes a new report, and tours a model juvenile hall.
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.
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.
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.
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