Deputy Public Defender Patti Lee has been selected by the Center for Young Women’s Development as a 2013 Cheyenne Bell award winner.
Fact sheet analyzing new prison admissions by quarter shows admissions for property and drug crimes are on the rise in 2013.
Fact sheet on county-by-county implementation of AB 109 Realignment using data through June 30, 2013.
Private prisons are not the answer to California’s prison overcrowding crisis.
Blog Sep 5, 2013
Is there an end in sight to the War on Drugs?
As so many drug-related reforms move forward, there is still a need for a comprehensive examination of how drug policy is implemented locally.
Blog Sep 3, 2013
Some Promising Programs for Girls in Trouble
In my previous blog I noted that successful programs for girls in the juvenile justice system were rare. In this blog I will highlight a few examples of recently developed programs that show great promise.
An Op-ed by CJCJ staff discussing how the ACA, often referred to as Obamacare, will pave the way for justice-involved youth to have access to high-quality reentry and aftercare services.
Tell the Gov. you don’t support prison expansion, attend the drug policy conference of the year, and read about the intersection of immigration and criminal justice.
Fact Sheet on ICE hold requests for people with marijuana convictions in California, Oct. 2009 to Feb. 2013.
A statewide Sentencing Commission could initiate much needed sentencing reform and end the prison crisis in the long-term.
Blog Aug 28, 2013
CJCJ opposes governor’s $315 million prison fix
Expensive short-term custodial solutions will not solve California’s prison crisis and does not serve public safety interests.
This fact sheet lists four available deliberate interventions that counties can employ to alleviate jail bed space and improve public safety outcomes.