Healing Justice Coalition

California Bishops Support Proposition 57 - The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act Punishment for its own sake is never an adequate response to crime Brings common sense to juvenile court proceedings Victims must have a central place in our justice system

Together We Vote Announces Voter Turnout Initiative With just 98 days to go to the general election, a coalition of religious organizations announces a multi-faith and multi-racial voter education and turnout program focused on criminal justice…

Why Pope Francis won't link Islam with terrorism The pope said Sunday that identifying Islam with violence is 'not right and not true,' as there is 'always a little fundamentalist group' in every religion.

The Reverend William Barber Just Diagnosed What Ails This Nation His speech at the Democratic National Convention is worth your time.

For People of Faith, Youth Justice Must Be a Priority We must ask ourselves how we can celebrate the sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins or the deliverance of our ancestors while incarcerating our youth of color for sins for which we grant others redemption.

Let Children Be Children...Adulthood Can Wait

Let Children Be Children...Adulthood Can Wait

Javier Stauring leaves Restorative Justice Office, but continues ministry On his next to last day at the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s Office of Restorative Justice, co-director Javier Stauring went to a sentencing on the 11th floor of the Criminal Courts building in Downtown L.A. with heavy shoulders. Carlos Vazquez, an 18-year-old man-child from gritty Pico-Union, had plea-…

How to Reduce Crime: Stop Charging Children as Adults States that have raised the family court age to 18 have seen their young prison populations decline and rearrest rates fall.

"It is good to see any degree of self-reflection and accountability from prosecutors, who wield enormous and often unreviewed power in the criminal justice system. It would be even better for them to put in place safeguards that would prevent wrongful convictions in the first place."

Prisoners Exonerated, Prosecutors Exposed More people were exonerated of crimes in 2015 than ever before, revealing a criminal justice system rife with error, incompetence and misconduct.

California should stop putting kids in solitary confinement A practice so powerful that it can cause lasting mental health issues, trigger depression or worsen existing mental illness should not be used on youth.That’s why last month President Obama as part of

Sexually Exploited Girls in Need of Services, Not Handcuffs For as long as anyone can remember, children bought and sold for s*x in the United States have been ignored or worse — they have been arrested, incarcerated and released right back onto the streets.