Examination of corrections in CA concludes, “we starve programs which could have an impact on crime in order to pour money into a bloated imprisonment program which cannot work.”
San Francisco’s fiscal decisions in the 1990’s made trade offs between needed social services and jail construction.
This report compares the incarceration rates of African American males in San Francisco to those of African American males in the United States overall and black males in South Africa.
The study examines California’s system of parole and makes recommendations for improvement.
As California’s prison population tops 100,000, we urge policy makers to reflect upon the high costs and negative results of our reliance upon jails.
An examination of juvenile justice in the United States reveals a failed correctional model and the hope of reform.
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.
Publications Jan 1, 1989
Reforming Hawaii’s Juvenile Correctional System: Program Recommendations to the Hawai’i Legislature
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.
Oct 11, 2022
Our Bold Vision
Histories of juvenile and criminal justice reform in California and the nation from CJCJ, as well as education resources.
Dec 15, 2022