Blog Jan 14, 2011
Governor proposes elimination of DJF
On January 10, 2011 Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed budget for 2011-12 , promoting the elimination of the DJF by June 30, 2014. Elimination of the DJF and realignment of responsibility for all juvenile offenders to the counties is appropriate and fiscally responsible. As highlighted in CJCJ’s In April 2010, Executive Director Daniel Macallair, authored articles in both the LA Times and the California Progress Report reflecting on the poor quality of DJF care that costs $383…
Jan 13, 2011
Scheduled website outage on Jan. 16, 2012
Please know on January 16, 2012 there will be a scheduled website outage to perform routine maintenance. Thus our website (www.cjcj.org) will not be available that day. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Thank you.
Blog Jan 12, 2011
Brewer, Barbour and Justice
It’s another year, but the same kinds of stories continue. Governors Jan Brewer (Arizona) and Haley Barbour (Mississippi) may be about 2000 miles apart but their conservative philosophies are about the same — and with similar results. Facing a budget crisis that plagues every state in the country, Brewer, like most other governors, has proposed huge cuts in human services, most notably in medical transplant coverage . This issue has received national attention as several residents face…
New ‘Scared Straight’ Series Backs Discredited Strategy Youth Today, January 12, 2011.
California avoids GOP wave, read one Washington headline after the November 2010 midterm elections; another accused our state of being “impervious to change.” Not true. There was big change here, with crucial implications for critically needed criminal justice reforms. California’s resistance to the right-wing wave was profound. Democrats captured eight state offices (up from five of eight in 2008) and held its U.S. senate post, usually by double-digit margins. The Democratic Party,…