This Election Day, California voters have the opportunity to make significant changes to the state’s juvenile and criminal justice system.
CJCJ in the News Nov 6, 2016
Santa Clara County Jail Guards Accused of Brutal Retaliation Against Inmate
Bay Area ABC 7 News’s I‑Team interviews CJCJ Executive Director Dan Macallair about several Santa Clara jail guards’ assault on Rikki Martinez.
Prop 57 would abolish prosecutor’s ability to charge youth directly in adult court, a practice that has proven to more often impact youth of color and youth in certain counties.
CJCJ in the News Nov 1, 2016
Prop 57 Resource Page
An interactive map showing youth prosecuted as adults in each county, radio interviews, research reports, inforgraphics and more.
CJCJ in the News Oct 31, 2016
California’s Prop 57 Would Have Judges, Not Prosecutors, Decide If Youth Are Tried As Adults
CJCJ’s Maureen Washburn pens an op-ed for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) advocating for the passage of California’s Proposition 57 and the abolishment of prosecutors’ ability to charge youth directly in adult court.