Blog Oct 22, 2026
The Story CBS Sacramento Missed: Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Succeeding in California Colleges
A few sensational cases can’t tell us whether a program works. The evidence can, and it was there for the asking. Piece by Daniel Macallair.
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.