CJCJ’s vigorous policy advocacy and innovative programs transform juvenile justice systems to better serve young people and their families. This work strengthens community safety while reducing incarceration. Our team regularly investigates juvenile halls and youth prisons across the country. We report on conditions and concerns, while lifting up successful, community-led diversion programs. Here are CJCJ’s reports on these juvenile justice programs and policies.
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An examination of juvenile justice in the United States reveals a failed correctional model and the hope of reform.
The 1977 Determinate Sentencing Law was passed to achieve fairness and parity in sentencing in CA. Thirteen years later, the system is loaded down with African American men in the prime of their lives
Hawaii is a state which is poised on the brink of deinstitutionalization, a state which holds real potential for the design and implementation of a model juvenile justice system.
Publications Jan 1, 1989
Reforming Hawaii’s Juvenile Correctional System: Program Recommendations to the Hawai’i Legislature
Policy recommendations following a review and evaluation of juvenile correctional programs administered by the Hawai’i Department of Corrections.
An evaluation and workable plan for phasing Hawaii’s juvenile justice system into a deinstitutionalized, community-based model of care.