The California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice, a coalition of youth justice organizations, gathered to celebrate the successful passage of Proposition 57 and to plan for the future.
CJCJ in the News Feb 21, 2017
California to Trump: What ‘American carnage’? Things are far safer here than in the rest of America
Mike Males pens an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times disputing the claims made by President Trump and his administration.
CJCJ in the News Feb 20, 2017
Listen to Youth Voices to Bring California Facilities Into the 21st Century
CJCJ’s Erica Webster penned an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) highlighting what young people said about their experiences in juvenile facilities
CJCJ in the News Feb 13, 2017
If Kids Ran Juvie
The Marshall Project highlights the work of CJCJ and advocacy organizations to prioritize the voices of justice-involved youth in efforts to improve California’s local juvenile facilities.
Declining drug enforcement after Proposition 47, advocates rally to improve California’s juvenile facilities, and Governor Brown’s budget proposes to build another prison.