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The proposed 2021 – 22 state budget finalizes plans for the closure of California’s barbaric state youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).

CJCJ stands behind more than a dozen state legislators in urging Governor Newsom to take swift action on the COVID-19 crisis at the state’s youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Justice.

Your tax-deductible gift will provide youth and families with the support they need through the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of CJCJ’s longstanding commitment to monitoring the health and safety of youth at the Division of Juvenile Justice, we have compiled a trove of otherwise unavailable data reports.

In a historic decision, California enacts legislation to close state youth correctional facilities in favor of close-to-home alternatives.