Deputy Public Defender Patti Lee has been selected by the Center for Young Women’s Development as a 2013 Cheyenne Bell award winner.
Private prisons are not the answer to California’s prison overcrowding crisis.
Blog Sep 5, 2013
Is there an end in sight to the War on Drugs?
As so many drug-related reforms move forward, there is still a need for a comprehensive examination of how drug policy is implemented locally.
An Op-ed by CJCJ staff discussing how the ACA, often referred to as Obamacare, will pave the way for justice-involved youth to have access to high-quality reentry and aftercare services.
Blog Sep 3, 2013
Some Promising Programs for Girls in Trouble
In my previous blog I noted that successful programs for girls in the juvenile justice system were rare. In this blog I will highlight a few examples of recently developed programs that show great promise.