May 6, 2011
Re-examining three strikes
Re-examining three strikes KALW News, May 5, 2011.
Counties feeling strain as state realigns juvenile justice model San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2011.
County officials and local communities are beginning to voice support for the Governor’s juvenile justice realignment proposal. San Francisco County Board of Supervisors signed a resolution in March to support the closure of the State youth correctional institutions and reaffirming their commitment to model juvenile justice practices at the county level. Read the resolution to learn more. The Bakersfield Californian published an editorial at the end of April condemning Kern County’s…
Blog Apr 29, 2011
Why Three Strikes Fails
While I applaud those who work to ensure that even the seemingly worst defendants are treated fairly and humanely, I’ve always seen the logic of draconian sentences for psychopaths like Richard Allen Davis (the gloating kidnapper and murderer of 12 year-old Polly Klaas in 1993 and poster-demon for the Three Strikes initiative even though the law wouldn’t have prevented his particular crime). Some people commit acts so heinous they can never be released back to society. So, when I first heard…
Blog Apr 27, 2011
Children and the Recession
The recession that we are experiencing has impacted just about everyone except for the few who have become richer (more about that later). At this point in time it is not easy to determine the impact on children since it takes time to analyze the toll. However, as more and more information has become available we can make some assessment. One recent report noted that there have been “an increasing number of children leave home for life on the streets, including many under 13. Foreclosures,…
Counties Differ Radically on Handling of Juvenile Offenders The Bay Citizen, April 17, 2011.
Apr 16, 2011
The Morning Mix
The Morning Mix KPFA Radio, April 15,2011.
On April 19, 2011 CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair will join other leading juvenile justice advocates at the Warren Institute to discuss the Governor’s proposal to realign juvenile justice to the county level. The discussion will focus on both the benefits and the obstacles inherent in the proposal. See the flyer for details, listed below as an attachment.
Apr 8, 2011
Third installment in the Juvenile Justice Realignment Series reveals uneven taxpayer burden
Part three of the series: “The Cost of the State’s Division of Juvenile Facilities ” investigates the true fiscal cost of the Division of Juvenile Facilities to both the counties and the taxpayer and reveals a disparity between county practices resulting in an uneven taxpayer burden.
As of March 31, 2011, there are 1,232 youths housed in DJF, yet according to the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) in 2009 there were over 4,000 available beds at the county-level. Why then are counties resisting the Governor’s proposal to eliminate DJF? In February 2011, CJCJ launched a publication series investigating some of the concerns about the Governor’s proposed juvenile justice realignment (See Part One ). Part Two of the series was an update of two previous reports (see here…
California’s broken juvenile justice system: Proposal to cut state’s system brings up ghosts of youth torture The Guardsman, April 6, 2011.
The Cost of the State’s Division of Juvenile Facilities