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 Legacy & Impact
Histories of juvenile and criminal justice reform in California and the nation from CJCJ, as well as education resources.
Dec 15, 2022
America’s Juvenile Justice History
Feb 6, 2026
California Prison Reform Efforts
Dec 21, 2022
Historical Timeline of CA’s Prisons
Dec 21, 2022
Closing Reform Schools in Massachusetts
Dec 21, 2022