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Report Oct 19, 2026
Lessons of the Manson Case: Childhood, Institutions, & the Myth of the Born Criminal
Report by Dan Macallair examines the childhood and juvenile institutional history of Charles Manson, asking what that history reveals about the systems entrusted with the care and control of children.
Report Sep 30, 2026
Realignment Without Accountability
California closed its state youth prisons in 2023, handing counties full responsibility for youth in the justice system. Our coalition has been tracking conditions in local facilities ever since.
Costly Blunder examines how California expanded juvenile detention during a historic decline in youth arrests, leaving counties with excess capacity and long-term costs.
Data released today show that California communities are safer from major crime than at any point in the state’s recorded history.
Report Jun 30, 2026
The Secure Track: The Implementation Framework
Our latest report from our CA Juvenile Justice Realignment Series, The Secure Track: The Implementation Framework, offers a roadmap for how counties should be running their juvenile facilities.