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CJCJ’s testimony to the San Francisco Police Commission regarding the city’s 40-year history of increasingly racially disparate arrest practices.

If California hopes to fix its correctional crisis, it needs to broaden its outlook on sentencing reform to address not only low-level offenders, but also those who have committed serious and violent crimes. In my last post , I wrote that such offenders are spending more and more time behind bars, and that much of this increased time is due to harsh sentence enhancements like Three Strikes and You’re Out” and 10 – 20-Life — Use a Gun and You’re Done.” These enhancements come at a huge cost to…

In Our View: Vigilance on CampusClark County Safe Schools Task Force has districts working together Columbian, January, 182013

Last week, while defiantly declaring the end of California’s prison crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown insisted further reductions in prison overcrowding cannot be achieved without the early release of inmates serving time for serious or violent felonies,” a move that would jeopardize public safety.” In other words, now that Realignment is sending low-level offenders to local custody instead of state prison, those who remain in prison need to stay there to protect the public. This unfounded…

On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 12:30 pm , the San Francisco synagogue, Congregation Sherith Israel, is hosting a panel discussion on juvenile justice entitled, Rethinking Juvenile Justice: Get Tough or Get Smart? The panel will explore factors that increase the possibilities for rehabilitation and deter future criminal conduct by young offenders. Presenters include: ~ Daniel Macallair, CJCJ Executive Director ~ Bruce Fisher, Huckleberry Youth Programs Executive Director ~ Denise Coleman,…