In 2021 after decades of youth and family organizing, California finally closed the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Now, counties are responsible for “youth justice.” The state has distributed over $500 million in grants to local counties, including Alameda. It…
The Impacts of Climate Change on Incarcerated People in California State Prisons By Aishah Abdala, Abhilasha Bhola, Guadalupe Gutierrez, Eric Henderson & Maura O’Neill Produced by Master of Public Policy Graduate Students from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on…
In September 2015, the Ella Baker Center, Forward Together, Research Action Design, and 20 other organizations across the country launched Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families. The report proves that the costs of locking up millions of people in jail cells…
Read our newest report Reimagining Youth Justice: A Blueprint for Alameda County. The report examines the existing youth incarceration system in Alameda County. It lays out a roadmap of alternative responses centered in racial equity, healing and empowerment. The report dives…