Dec 22, 2014
CJCJ’s Daniel Macallair Speaks on Bail Industry
CJCJ Executive Director Daniel Macallair speaks with San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi on the challenges with our bail system and need for pretrial reform.
“Criminology at the Intersection of Oppression”: Worldwide perspectives on criminal justice are discussed at an international criminology meeting in San Francisco.
Fox’s Bill O’Reilly’s commentary citing CJCJ statistics failed to note our data showing African Americans are much more likely than whites to be killed by police. Unjustifiable police killings of unarmed suspects likely involve even wider racial disparities.
Blog Dec 9, 2014
A Shifting America: Latinos and a Health Equity-Centered Approach to Juvenile Justice
Residents of East Salinas are looking to indigenous practices to change their county’s approach to juvenile justice.
The Fall 2014 issue of Justice Policy Journal includes studies on electronic monitoring, sex offender registration laws, prison arts, vets in the system, and gun ownership.
Blog Dec 1, 2014
Preteen crime is disappearing from California
Arrests of Californians under age 12 fell by a staggering 93 percent over the last 30 years — and no one seems to have noticed.
Blog Nov 27, 2014
Ferguson Redux: The Fire This Time
The fates of Michael Brown and Eric Garner were not isolated incidents. Indeed, they represent the entire country and the near apartheid-conditions that exist in this so-called “post-racial America.”
Publications Nov 26, 2014
November news from CJCJ
Cameo House’s new alternative sentencing program opens its doors; CJCJ releases new resource to help people get a fresh start; After Proposition 47: Following the Money
Blog Nov 25, 2014
Cameo House: A Partnership to Help Mothers Succeed
In partnership with the San Francisco Adult Probation Department, CJCJ’s Cameo House now serves as an alternative sentencing program for pregnant and parenting women in San Francisco County.
CJCJ, with generous support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, is thrilled to announce the launch of Seal It, a new resource to help people seal their juvenile records.
Publications Nov 18, 2014
CJCJ in the news: Proposition 47 releases, resentencings begin in Lake County
Lake County News highlights CJCJ’s recent brief estimating the county-level impact of Proposition 47.
Blog Nov 18, 2014
After Proposition 47: Following the money
Two weeks ago, California voters ushered in a landmark opportunity to reduce the state’s over-reliance on incarceration. Now it’s up to advocates to make sure the savings get into the right hands.