FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 24th, 2025 CONTACT: Tina Curiel, cjcjmedia@cjcj.org, (415) 621-5661 x. 103 AB 109 funds continue to support bloated law...
NEW REPORT: AB 109 FUNDS ARE DUE FOR REFORM
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What We Do
We have a wide range of programs to help formerly incarcerated men and women become positive forces in the lives of their communities.
About Us
Led by liberated lifers, we are organized around the demand for just sentencing laws and fair parole practices. We integrate incarcerated men and women back into society and help build strong, self-sustaining communities.
Take Action
Educating and supporting those in prison and their families, we engage the state legislature and Governor for fair sentencing laws and parole policies .
State Prison Incarcerations
Local Jail Incarcerations
Federal Prison & Jail Incarcerations
2023 Statistics from the Prison Policy Initiative report Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023
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Just the Facts on California Crime Rates
CRIME IS DOWN. YOUTH ARRESTS ARE DOWN. YOUTH JUSTICE TRENDS, AS PERCENT OF POPULATION AGES 10-17, 1990-2023 Comparing 1990 to 2024 shows: Property crime rates...
Racial Justice Act
The California Racial Justice Act or “RJA” is a landmark law in California to confront racism in the courts. This law empowers anyone who went to state criminal court in California to challenge discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or national origin in their court proceedings from arrest to sentencing.
Think Outside The Cage
A podcast about the Prison Industrial Complex,
and the twisted roads that lead to it.
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