Criminal Law & Justice Center

Check out this article! The Second Look Movement and Reducing Mass Incarceration law.georgetown.edu/american-crimi…

CLJC's new brief on Prop 36: penalties took effect immediately. Treatment programs were never funded. 53% of CA voters disapprove. 59% say treatment should be the top funding priority. 25% now favor repeal — the single largest bloc. Full brief below!

CLJC's students mentioned in this article highlighting their work with the Berkeley Technology and Justice Lab! dailyjournal.com/articles/39046…

Check out Algis Baliunas' op-ed published by the @nytimes yesterday nytimes.com/2026/04/14/opi…

Alabama indigent defense policies can mean the difference between life or death @AntiRecidivism @ALReflector @AlabamaReform alabamareflector.com/2026/04/06/ala…

EXCITING WIN: The PA Supreme Court ruled in Lee that a mandatory sentence of LWOP for a conviction of felony murder violates the state's constitution and that an individualized assessment of culpability must be made before a person can be sentenced to LWOP for felony murder.

New from @berkeleylawcljc: Resentencing in the U.S. is fiscally smart, safety-conscious, and has bipartisan supermajority support. 4 in 5 voters agree. Re-conviction rate: 3.2% vs. 39% nationally. 13 states have already passed second-look laws. law.berkeley.edu/research/crimi…

Thanks @AARP for mentioning CLJC's study on older adults in their article "Sunshine, Gold, Pickleball and...Scams?" aarp.org/money/scams-fr…

Shoutout to our staff attorney Andrea Crider, featured in Chico Sol on AB 46 and Mental Health Diversion! chicosol.org/2026/03/17/but…

Thank you to Pamela Price for featuring CLJC's Resentencing Report in her most recent podcast! youtube.com/watch?v=ys1Xt_…

Check out this new report from @c_c_w_p : "No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders from California's Women's Prisons." It finds that incarcerating elders (1 in 5 people at CCWF and CIW) is unjustified, costly, and inhumane. Full report below! #NoTimeToWait

Another op-ed publication by CLJC's own postdoc researcher, Dvir Yogev! Published this week in the San Francisco Chronicle, Dvir examines Mayor Lurie's plan for drug users in SF and why the current approach raises important questions. Full article linked below! 🔗

CLJC's Chesa Boudin & UC Davis Law Prof. Eric S. Fish break down a remarkable trend unfolding in federal courthouses — checkit out in the NYT! #CriminalJustice #GrandJury #RuleOfLaw

Crime Rates May Not Be as Low as Claimed, Analysts Caution @davisvanguard davisvanguard.org/2026/02/crime-…

NEW CLJC RESEARCH: Alameda County's prosecutor-initiated resentencing program (2020-2025) Results: 165 people resentenced 2,792 years reduced $42.6-287.4M saved annually 50+ have 2% recidivism rate Despite success, the program was disbanded in 2025. Full report below!