Blog Aug 2, 2011
Conditions in California’s SHU
On July 1, 2011, eleven inmates in the Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit (SHU) began a hunger strike to protest the egregious conditions of their confinement. In particular, they objected to the lack of adequate food or programming and the lack of justification for indefinite SHU confinement. They demanded that CDCR comply with the US Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons 2006 recommendations, and provide conditions comparable to that of solitary confinement units…
What has been the effect of Proposition 21?
San Francisco’s Self-Reliant Incarceration Policies
Publications Aug 1, 2011
CCPOA Information Sheet
CCPOA Information Sheet
California Special Interest Groups Information Sheet
Blog Jul 29, 2011
Myths vs. Facts — Clearing up the realignment debate
As counties start preparing for the impact of criminal justice realignment (AB 109), it is important to clarify some common misconceptions about what will actually happen on October 1, 2011. Governor Brown’s realignment plan is directly tied to the May 23, 2011 Supreme Court decision to reduce prison-overcrowding, as it focuses on the same population of non-violent, non-serious, non-sexual offenders. Initial reactions to the decision were based in fear and uncertainty. For example, Justice…
New resources on California’s juvenile justice system just for you.
Youth Today Breakdown of State Spending on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Youth Youth Today, July 27, 2011
CJCJ’s Executive Director, Daniel Macallair, honors the life and achievements of juvenile justice reformer Allen Breed, in this article published in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange on July 27, 2011. Daniel Macallair: A Fond Farewell to Allen Breed
Jul 27, 2011
Daniel Macallair: A Fond Farewell to Allen Breed
Daniel Macallair: A Fond Farewell to Allen Breed Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, July 27, 2011
The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 1231) was introduced in June by Senator Patrick Leahy (D- VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Robert Portman (R‑OH), and is now on its way to the U.S. Senate for a vote. The Second Chance Act originally passed unanimously in 2008 and funded re-entry programs nation-wide in the areas of substance abuse treatment, employment and mentoring services, and family reunification programs. It has since improved ex-offender…
Fiscal and prison overcrowding crises could lead to Three-Strikes reform Oakland Tribune, July 24, 2011