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.
CJCJ in the News Oct 13, 2016
Who’s behind the rise in crime? Could be Trump’s constituency: older whites
CJCJ’s Mike Males pens an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times including his data showing that crime among older white people has increased and discouraging demographic scapegoating.