Stop CA From Extending Youth Prison Stays!

California's Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) spends $234,000 a year to lock up each young person in the youth prison system. One third of the time spent in DJJ is based on "time adds" -- a disciplinary measure that extends a youth's time in prison.

Books Not Bars has teamed up with Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) to sponsor a bill to change this. AB 999 proposes to eliminate time adds and reduce the amount of time youth spend in the DJJ. It will implement an incentive program that would allow youth to go before the parole board earlier, based on good behavior and positive program participation. Learn more about AB 999.

Ask your Assemblymember to vote for AB 999:

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