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Report Oct 19, 2026
Lessons of the Manson Case: Childhood, Institutions, & the Myth of the Born Criminal
Report by Dan Macallair examines the childhood and juvenile institutional history of Charles Manson, asking what that history reveals about the systems entrusted with the care and control of children.
California’s juvenile violent felony arrest rate in 2025 was the fourth lowest in 68 years, challenging CPOC narratives of a youth crime surge. Policy brief by Mike Males, Ph.D.
Publications Oct 8, 2026
California’s Opportunity: Closing Prisons and Reinvesting in Higher Education
California should seize this moment to right-size its prison system and reinvest savings where they will produce the greatest long-term benefit: higher education. A CJCJ Fiscal and Policy Analysis.
Report Sep 30, 2026
Realignment Without Accountability
California closed its state youth prisons in 2023, handing counties full responsibility for youth in the justice system. Our coalition has been tracking conditions in local facilities ever since.
Publications Sep 23, 2026
Prop 47 Is Working: The Case for Treatment Over Incarceration in California
Prop 47 redirected state savings from a shrinking prison population into community-based treatment, housing, and mental health programs. It cut recidivism and made gains in housing and employment.