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.
Two new reports focus on the future of youth justice in California, CJCJ staff tour California’s northern youth correctional facilities, and we congratulate a youth client who is now a full-time student.
CJCJ in the News Oct 27, 2016
Jail state: Juvenile justice overhaul rallies Sacramento faith community behind Prop. 57
The Sacramento News & Review cites two CJCJ reports analyzing the prosecution of youth as adults and crime trends after Prop 47.
Blog Oct 25, 2016
A “Yes” on Prop 57 Will End Direct File
Prop 57 strips prosecutors of the power to send youth directly to adult criminal court, returning full discretion to impartial juvenile court judges.
CJCJ’s Mike Males pens an op-ed for Washington Monthly calling on San Francisco voters to pass Proposition F and allow young people age 16 and older to vote in municple elections.