Since 1986, CJCJ has been a leading national expert on sentencing reform, correctional practices, and prison conditions.
Our experts provide comprehensive evaluations and expert testimony that have informed major correctional and sentencing reforms nationally. These include major correctional reforms in Hawai‘i, California, and the District of Columbia.
Advancing effective incarceration alternatives.
Services Provided
CJCJ offers sentencing consulting and litigation support in both state and federal jurisdictions, with specialized expertise in:
- Alternative sentencing and mitigation analysis
- Resentencing and parole evaluations
- Juvenile disposition and adult transfer evaluations
- Correctional practices and institutional compliance
- Sentencing reform and system restructuring
- Treatment and reentry planning for special populations
Sentencing Consulting Services
Our work combines in-depth background analysis, case research, and the development of innovative sentencing and reentry options for individuals facing imprisonment.
Our experts provide consultation and testimony in civil litigation and criminal defense cases related to:
- Community-based options
- Sentencing practices and disparities
- Prison, jail, and juvenile facility conditions
- Institutional violence and management
- Parole planning and reintegration strategies
We prioritize serious and complex cases, including:
- Defendants with extensive histories of justice system involvement
- Individuals affected by institutional violence or prolonged incarceration
- Mitigation cases, such as death penalty hearings, where early confinement shaped later behavior
CJCJ experts highlight how long-term institutional confinement affects mental health, behavior, and rehabilitation — perspectives too often overlooked in traditional sentencing hearings.
From 2023 – 2025, CJCJ partnered with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office to pilot a resentencing and reentry initiative. Our team developed individualized reentry plans for people serving long prison terms who were eligible for review.
Our Experts
Daniel Macallair, Executive Director
Daniel Macallair is one of California’s foremost experts on sentencing policy, correctional reform, and institutional conditions. For nearly four decades, he has advised state and national policy bodies, including the Little Hoover Commission’s Advisory Committees on Sentencing Reform and the Corrections Oversight Project.
He has implemented reforms nationwide and pioneered model programs for the justice system’s most challenging populations. Mr. Macallair has testified in over 200 adult and juvenile sentencing cases, including death penalty hearings, and has authored landmark studies on California’s prison and juvenile justice systems.
Publications & Media
Mr. Macallair is the author of After the Doors Were Locked: A History of Youth Correction in California and the Origins of Twenty-First Century Reform (2015) and serves as a Practitioner-in-Residence at San Francisco State University’s Department of Criminal Justice Studies.
Macallair’s research has appeared in Stanford Law & Policy Review, Youth & Society, Journal of Juvenile Law, and Western Criminology Review. He has been featured on BBC, NPR, CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Selected Commentary & Appearances:
February 24, 2024, Australian public radio program ABC Radio National — Rear Vision
Tough on Crime: a history of putting kids in prison
July 27, 2023, KQED Forum California State Youth Detention Facilities Are Closed. What Happens to Incarcerated Youth Now?
February 27, 2017, Macallair Testimony on Sentencing Reform to the Assembly Budget and Public Safety Subcommittee
Email: dmacallair@cjcj.org
Gerald Miller, Director of Community-Based Services
Gerald Miller brings more than 25 years of experience in alternative sentencing, reentry, and community-based service development. Before joining CJCJ, he spent 12 years with the internationally renowned Delancey Street Foundation, where he directed the Institute for Social Renewal.
Mr. Miller has designed and implemented innovative reentry and resentencing programs, including initiatives with the U.S. Federal Courts and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
He frequently testifies on California prison conditions and has served two terms on the San Francisco Reentry Council. Drawing from both professional and lived experience, Mr. Miller provides powerful insight into the human impact of incarceration and the pathways to successful reintegration.
Email: gerald@cjcj.org
Contact Us
If you have questions and/or would like to retain our technical assistance services, please contact us via email.
Daniel Macallair, dmacallair@cjcj.or