Patsy Jackson has been a case manager with NoVA for two years. Patsy helps her clients succeed by minimizing barriers to reentry and facilitating reintegration in their families and communities.
Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ’s Brian Goldstein.
Blog Oct 22, 2013
Immigration consequences of criminal convictions
There are many collateral consequences to criminal convictions in California, such as barriers to employment, housing, and social services. An additional concern that criminal defense attorneys should consider when advising their clients is the possible immigration consequences of their conviction.
Blog Oct 17, 2013
Partnership for a Drug-Wrecked America
The Partnership has been an instrumental lobby spending billions of dollars on decades of misdirected, billion-dollar “drug free” ad campaigns that are really designed to protect powerful legal-drug interests and major constituencies. By using emotional images and misinformation to divert attention from real drug issues and prevent sensible solutions, the Partnership has functioned as a key promoter of drug abuse.
Blog Oct 15, 2013
Safety first: protecting clients in an emergency
CJCJ staff attend the San Francisco Fire Department’s Neighborhood Emergency Response Team training to learn how to keep themselves, their families, and their clients safe in an emergency.
Oct 14, 2013
OP-ED: Why Don’t Youth Curfews Work?
Senior Research Fellow Mike Males examines curfews for young people in an Op-ed released in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
Blog Oct 10, 2013
Pre-booking Diversion To Help Address Health Needs
How do you divert justice-involved individuals into specialized programs that address the root causes of their criminal activity?
The Drug Policy Alliance’s Amanda Reiman discusses a recent CJCJ report on Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds and what suspected criminal activities were most likely to result in detainment.
KALW radio’s Your Call discusses the ineffectiveness of curfews with Mike Males, in light of the recent curfew proposal in Oakland, CA.
Applying for a job is tough, particularly in this challenging economic climate. For those Californians with a criminal history, the obstacles for getting employment often appear insurmountable.
Blog Oct 3, 2013
The Face of Poverty in California
Poor people do not shoulder the burden alone; we all share the cost, whether we acknowledge it or not. Given this impact, what is the face of poverty in California?
This article featured in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange discusses new leadership at the Ella Baker Center in Oakland.