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Recently proposed legislation would expand the California Department of Justice’s data collection apparatus and propel justice system reform.

California’s county jails are exacerbating the collateral consequences of incarceration by adopting video visitation” instead of allowing family members and children to visit in person. 

It’s for their own protection, leaders say, claiming studies” show youth-control laws prevent crime” and save lives.” But do they? A critique of recent studies is revealing.

A proposal by the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation defies best practices and fails to heed the lessons of history.

The state legislature hears concerns about the unequal representation of communities most impacted by criminal justice policy.