Costly Blunder examines how California expanded juvenile detention during a historic decline in youth arrests, leaving counties with excess capacity and long-term costs.
Blog Aug 10, 2026
CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair Appointed Co-Leader of Bay Area Scholars Strategy Network
Daniel Macallair co-leads the Bay Area chapter of Scholars Strategy Network, a national organization of university-based researchers dedicated to improving public policy and strengthening democracy.
Publications Aug 7, 2026
Empty Cells Are Missed Opportunities to Repurpose America’s Surplus Juvenile Detention Facilities
In a brief published with the Scholars Strategy Network, Daniel Macallair and Carina Gallo make the case for a federal conversion program for empty and underused U.S. juvenile detention facilities.