Youth power meets at the Capitol to challenge misconceptions about crime while building up young leaders. CJCJ supports the All Youth Are Sacred: Community Safety Through Youth Power state fellowship.
Blog Jul 10, 2024
Rethinking Youth Incarceration: Drawing Parallels between the Pakistan and U.S. Justice Systems
University of Chicago student and former CJCJ Policy and Communications intern Anusha Somani uses her own research to draw parallels between the Pakistan and U.S. Justice Systems.
Newsletter Jun 24, 2024
L.U.N.A film festival
CJCJ supports the Love Unity Narrative Action (L.U.N.A.) film festival, and educational, community-centered event organized by The Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County.
Fighting For Justice
CJCJ’s direct services for formerly incarcerated adults and youth facing various points of entry with the criminal and juvenile justice system.
Histories of juvenile and criminal justice reform in California and the nation from CJCJ, as well as education resources.
CJCJ’s policy research, technical assistance, leadership development, and advocacy efforts.
Featured Work
More ResourcesReport Jun 28, 2023
Beyond Repair: Envisioning a Humane Future After 132 Years of Brutality in California’s Youth Prisons
Report by CJCJ follows the 132-year history of California’s Division of Juvenile Justice
Report Jun 2, 2022
San Francisco’s crime rates fall while Sacramento’s “tough-on-crime” DA presides over rising violence
San Francisco has seen major decreases in crime amid progressive reforms, while nearby Sacramento is seeing a homicide and violence surge.
Prop 47 has reinvested over half a billion dollars from expensive, overcrowded prisons into low-cost, high-impact prevention programs.