Overview Cameo House Community Options for Youth (COY) Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP) Sentencing Planning and Support Services Juvenile Collaborative Reentry Unit (JCRU) No Violence Alliance (NoVA) Overview Technical Assistance California Sentencing Institute Next Generation Fellowship Legislation Transparency & Accountability

The 1977 Determinate Sentencing Law was passed in an effort to achieve fairness and parity in sentencing in California. Thirteen years later, we have a system 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.

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.