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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Publications Feb 19, 2019
New Report: Pervasive Violence and Isolation at California’s Division of Juvenile Justice Endanger Youth
CJCJ’s comprehensive review of conditions at California’s state-run youth correctional system finds a return to its historically grievous conditions that isolate and traumatize youth.
Revisions to Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities establish new rights for youth in local juvenile justice facilities as of Jan 1, 2019. Share this guide!
Publications May 15, 2018
New Report: California Juvenile Justice Funding in Five Bay Area Counties Shows Opportunity for Reinvestment
A new CJCJ report investigates how California’s counties spend millions meant to serve youth locally and finds spending priorities that are out of step with juvenile justice trends and best practices.
Publications Apr 4, 2018
New Fact Sheet: Local Juvenile Justice Facilities Can Absorb State Youth Correctional Population
CJCJ’s new fact sheet finds unprecedented available capacity in California’s county-run juvenile halls, camps, and ranches due to declines in juvenile arrests and reductions in juvenile justice facility populations.
CJCJ’s new fact sheet shows youth arrests in California are at a historical low, following a decades-long pattern of decline.