The latest publication in CJCJ’s Juvenile Justice Realignment Series analyses direct adult criminal court filings across California’s 58 counties since the passage of Proposition 21 (2000). Direct filing allows prosecutors to unilaterally transfer youth to adult court, thereby circumventing juvenile court jurisdiction.* Read the full report at $1What_has_been_the_effect_of_Prop_21.pdf$4 Find out what others are saying about it in our attached press release, including statements by Assembly…
Selena Teji on the 58 cooks in California’s juvenile justice kitchen Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, August 24, 2011
Aug 24, 2011
Teens on Facebook and Social Media Sites more likely to drink, smoke and use drugs: Study
Teens on Facebook and Social Media Sites more likely to drink, smoke and use drugs: Study Huffington Post, August 24, 2011
Aug 23, 2011
The Pacifica Evening News
The Pacifica Evening News KPFA Radio, August 22, 2011
Demonstrations are taking place at Governors’ offices across the country today in New York, Connecticut, and Illinois in solidarity with those pushing for basic rights and humane conditions within the Security Housing Units (SHU) at the notorious Pelican Bay State Prison, located in the northwestern tip of California. The conditions of the SHU will be the topic of discussion at today’s oversight hearing by California’s Assembly Public Safety Committee (listen live at 1:30 pm ). The…