Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ)

The Marshall Project tracks #COVID19 infection data in prisons across the country. 152,955 individuals have tested positive as of Oct. 20.

The Los Angeles Times highlights our new report finding 66% of those incarcerated under Prop 20 are Californians of color https://lat.ms/3mamYD9.

"The CJCJ report estimates that 3,000 to 6,000 new jail and prison terms would result from Prop. 20 and that an estimated 66 percent of those incarcerated would be Black, Latino, and other residents of color" via WitnessLA.

California's youth prison system has announced another youth tested positive for COVID-19. 70 youth total have tested positive since the pandemic's start. We must act now.

CJCJ’s Renee Menart calls attention to stark racial and ethnic disparities at CA's Division of Juvenile Justice. With the facilities set to close, we must root out structural racism and reimagine youth justice, via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

Prop 20 is likely to put thousands more Black and Latino Californians behind bars, amid national attention on racial injustice and a 50-year low in the state’s crime rate.

Nearly two-thirds of Californians incarcerated under PROP 20 could be people of color. CJCJ's new fact sheet explains these impacts.

This recent CJCJ study finds Proposition 20 would move California backwards, costing state taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

CJCJ’s new data collection provides critical information about youth experiences inside California’s state youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). For over a year, DJJ has hindered monitoring efforts by keeping this information from the public. Check it out!

Know the law, know your rights! Since 2019, California law changed so that children under 12 cannot be arrested, detained or prosecuted except in the most serious cases. Still, there were 402 arrests of under 12-year-olds in CA in 2019. We have to reinvest in healthy youth development instead.

"Thousands of people in jails across America retain the right to vote, but they are denied that right in every election." - Reverend Jesse Jackson, via Prison Policy Initiative.

The future of California's youth justice system is brighter now with Senate Bill 823 enacted to invest in local options for youth involved in the justice system, via WitnessLA.

Join us for the 2020 Virtual Reentry Resource Conference (8/5 - 8/9) to support people in reentry! CJCJ Cameo House Program Director Rebecca Jackson will be sharing her expertise on a panel next Thursday at 1:30pm. Check out the schedule: https://sfarchdiocese.org/rjministry-2020-reentry-conferenc