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NEW REPORT: AB 109 FUNDS ARE DUE FOR REFORM

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 enforcement bureaucracies. Could they be used for treatment instead? SAN FRANCISCO –April 24th, 2025 –  A new...

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 have fallen by 65% Theft rates have fallen by 62% Violent crime rates fell by more than half, including a 68%...

Racial Justice Act

Info on the RJA provided by the Ella Baker Center (ABC):  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...

Ending Mass Incarceration is on the Ballot

by Mike Wessler A guide to how 19 offices you may be asked to vote on can help end mass incarceration in America. Election Day is right around the corner. While presidential campaigns get most of the attention from the news media, many lesser-known down-ballot races...