CJCJ in the News Jul 31, 2026
CJCJ In the News: LA Times Piece on Proposition 36’s “Treatment Mandated Felonies”
Los Angeles Times columnist Anita Chabria speaks with Senior Policy Manager, Maureen Washburn for a piece on Proposition 36, and problems regarding its “treatment mandated felonies”.
CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair serves as a juvenile justice history and conditions expert in the recently released Hulu documentary, “My Grandfather Charles Manson”.
Blog Jul 6, 2026
Remembering Dr. Randall G. (Randy) Shelden
Daniel Macallair remembers Dr. Randall G. (Randy) Shelden. Randy was a groundbreaking criminologist whose scholarship helped shape CJCJ’s voice and mission for over 25 years.
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.
Blog Jun 17, 2026
The Digital Divide in Reentry and Homelessness
CJCJ’s Julie Flament writes about the digital divide and its implications for individuals experiencing homelessness and needing reentry services.
The second report in our California Juvenile Justice Realignment Series discusses why realignment demands a fundamentally different approach to confining youth with serious offenses.
The first report in our CA Juvenile Justice Realignment series makes the case for services from community-based organizations embedded in the neighborhoods where justice-involved young people live.
Publications May 14, 2026
Nonprofit Community-Based Organizations: Central Partners in Service Delivery and Systems Reform
In the first of the California Juvenile Justice Realignment Series, Daniel Macallair writes about the role of CBO’s in service delivery and systems reform in the state.
CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair’s piece in The Imprint on the state of California’s juvenile justice system, and why more youth detention facilities need to be closed.
César, “che” Rodriguez. Ph.D speaks at the Assembly Select Committee hearing on the Status of Boys and Men of Color on behalf of our Campaign to Reinvest in Higher Education.
CJCJ in the News May 11, 2026
New Reporting Reinforces What Research Shows About Reducing Youth Incarceration
Recent reporting in the San Francisco Standard highlights CJCJ’s youth caseworkers who support young people in remaining in their communities rather than being placed in detention.