Jun 18, 2014
CJCJ in the news: Talk 910 KKSF AM with Gil Gross
Lizzie Buchen, CJCJ’s Communications and Policy Analyst, is featured on the Gil Gross show to discuss the negative impact of mandatory minimums on California’s youth.
Blog Jun 17, 2014
Remembering John Vasconcellos
With the death of former State Senator John Vasconcellos on May 29, the California criminal justice reform community lost one of its great champions. Vasco, as he was affectionately known, was one of those rare elected officials whose commitment to justice never wavered.
CJCJ’s Lizzie Buchen highlights the negative impact mandatory minimums would have on California’s youth in the San Jose Mercury News.
CJCJ Board member Patti Lee, of San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office, says establishing mandatory minimums for California’s youth is a “grave mistake.”
Jun 17, 2014
CJCJ in the news: Bay Area mother of teen suicide victim urges passage of tough new law on juvenile sex offenders
CJCJ’s Lizzie Buchen discusses the negative impact of mandatory minimums for youth in the Contra Costa Times.
CJCJ’s Lizzie Buchen comments on the dangers of SB 838, which would establish the first mandatory minimum sentence in California’s juvenile justice system.
Blog Jun 16, 2014
Scared of Gun Violence? Run INTO a School!*
School and college campuses account for 5 out of every 10,000 shootings in the United States, but occupy 90% of our discussion of gun violence.
Lizzie Buchen, CJCJ’s Communications and Policy Analyst, discusses the negative impact mandatory minimums would have on California’s juvenile justice system in a recent Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Op-ed.
SB 838 would establish the first mandatory minimum sentences in California’s juvenile justice system. These sentences are punitive, reject the notion of rehabilitation, and do not prevent crime. Help us stop this bill from becoming law!
Blog Jun 10, 2014
Harm Reduction: A Hard Pill to Swallow
San Francisco Sentencing Commissioner, Kate McCracken, reflects upon a recent visit to Seattle, Washington to learn more about the LEAD program, a police operated pre-arrest diversion program.
While invoking tones of concern and inclusion, American leaders exploit social problems to flatter powerful older constituencies by stigmatizing young people
A gun-control lobby’s incisive report disputes mass-shooting dogmas. A woman-hating shooter’s rampage defies popular answers. Yet, America’s gun policy debate remains rooted in ancient prejudices.