Youth Justice Mentoring participant makes strides in work and school, JCRU models effective aftercare for Santa Clara County, and CJCJ pushes the state budget to better serve California’s youth.
CJCJ in the News Mar 25, 2018
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Arrests for Drug Possession After California Proposition 47, 2011 – 2016
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) highlights key research by CJCJ’s Mike Males and Lizzie Buchen, which examines five states following the passage of marijuana reform policies.
An estimated 8 million individuals in California have criminal records. Increasing access to employment can lessen the negative impacts of justice system contact and benefit communities across the state.
CJCJ in the News Mar 17, 2018
Corrupt, inhumane reform school was SF’s first form of juvenile justice
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair in an article on the tragic history of San Francisco’s juvenile justice system.
The Orange County Register highlights CJCJ’s key research on crime trends in California amid major justice reforms in the state.
California legislators have introduced new bills to expand opportunities for justice-involved youth and adults and lessen the harm of justice system contact.
The San Francisco Examiner quotes CJCJ’s Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn and Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article on the rising per capita costs of California’s Division of Juvenile Justice.
New data from 2017 show a continued population decline in California’s local juvenile halls and camps/ranches.
CJCJ in the News Mar 2, 2018
Gov. Brown, The State’s Analyst, & Youth Advocates Argue Over Raising The Age Limit For State Juvie Lock-Ups
WitnessLA references and quotes the blog post, 2018 – 19 Budget Proposal Would Expand California’s Youth Correctional System at a Time of Falling Populations by CJCJ’s Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn.
The Chronicle of Social Change quotes CJCJ’s recent Fact Sheet on California’s Division of Juvenile Justice in an article on Governor Brown’s Budget Proposal for DJJ in FY 2018 – 19.
A new CJCJ fact sheet investigates rising costs at California’s Division of Juvenile Justice, Cameo House comes together at a Community Appreciation Dinner, and the policy team discusses San Francisco’s drug arrest trends at City Hall.
Publications Feb 27, 2018
New Fact Sheet: Costs Rise Amid Falling Populations at California’s Division of Juvenile Justice
A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that state spending at California’s state youth correctional system continues to rise despite continued reductions in its youth population.