Blog Apr 3, 2010
CJCJ Opposes AB 2141
Congratulations to Patti Lee and Jeff Adachi of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office for their tireless effort in defeating AB 2141. Patti Lee served as the lead opposition by organizing CJCJ, Youth Law Center, and the Commonwealth Juvenile Justice Program along with the Public Defenders’ Offices from 5 counties, including San Francisco and Alameda to back her in this fight against the bill. Without Patti Lee and Jeff Adachi’s opposition and perseverance in defeating this bill, more youth…
CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow Mike A. Males, Ph.D. and professor of women’s studies at the University of Hawaii Meda-Chesney Lind were featured in the New York Times for their article, “The Myth of Mean Girls “. Read the article and help dismantle the myth. Image by Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch.
Daniel Macallair, MPA, Executive Director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, article titled “Wasting Tax Dollars: Public Relations and the California Youth Corrections System ” was recently featured in the California Progress Report. Mr. Macallair discusses that despite the class action law suit (Farrell v Cate) against the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the state is not in full compliance with reforming the State’s youth correctional facilities. Further, the article exposes…
Apr 1, 2010
The Myth of Mean Girls
The Myth of Mean Girls New York Times, April 1, 2010
Wasting Tax Dollars: Public Relations and the California Youth Corrections System California Progress Report, April 1, 2010