Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (California)
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Headquarters Location: Oakland, CA
Founded: 1996
Mission: The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a strategy and action center working for justice, opportunity and peace in urban America. Based in Oakland, California, we promote positive alternatives to violence and incarceration through our four cutting-edge campaigns.
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Leadership
Jakada Imani.
Jakada became Ella Baker Center's Executive Director in 2007, after serving as a lead strategist and chief team member on some of Ella Baker Center's most high profile campaigns for eight years. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Jakada directed Books Not Bars, taking the ongoing campaign to replace California's abusive youth prisons with effective rehabilitation programs to ever-increasing heights. Jakada…
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Financial Data
Overhead Ratio:
27.43%
Total Revenue:
$2,383,015
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Contact Info
Website:
E-Mail:
contact AT ellabakercenter.org
Phone:
510-428-3939
Facebook:
Address:
1970 Broadway, Suite 450
Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Story:
PURPOSE: The California Division of Juvenile Justice (sometimes known by its original name, CYA or California Youth Authority) is California's state-run prison system for youth. DJJ's mission is to rehabilitate youth in trouble and protect the public. Instead, it subjects young people to outrageous levels of violence, abuse, and neglect. It warehouses them in six enormous, decrepit prisons across the state. The young people stay either in massive dormitories with dozens of other youth or in isolated, concrete prison cells. The adult supervision is no better than the physical facilities. DJJ staff is made up of prison guards with no specialized training in youth development or basic mental health therapy.
TWO THOUSAND KIDS INSIDE: There are almost 2,000 young people in DJJ. For the small number of young people who do need intensive supervision and programming, the existing DJJ prisons are highly inappropriate and harmful. Their warehouse-like design, akin to penitentiaries, makes rehabilitiation difficult or impossible. These prisons must be closed. Research and experience show that smaller, more home-like environments are best for providing safe and effective rehabilitation to youth in trouble.
Expert Reviews of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (California)
Evidence of Impact Summary:
The Ella Baker Center has been influential in providing education for at-risk youth and reforming legislation to move away from incarcerating young offenders.See expert comments.
Organization Strengths Summary:
Experts see advocacy, marketing, and community engagement as some of the Ella Baker Center's greatest strengths.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
According to experts, the Ella Baker Center can improve its research, policy work, and range of programs.See expert comments.
Expert Comments: Evidence of Impact
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They have been influential in juvenile justice reform efforts including Books, Not Bars and reform of the CYA. | ||
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They have shaped legislation through advocacy and have educated the public on justice issues. | ||
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The Books Not Bars Campaign at the Ella Baker Center has shut down many youth prisons and made significant changes to conditions of confinement. | ||
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Community organizing and youth leadership development is a core of their work. | ||
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The inclusion of families in their work to shut down prisons helped them create a positive impact. | ||
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They have benefited from fierce advocacy and grassroots organizing. Their marketing and leadership are great strengths. | ||
Expert Comments: Areas for Improvement
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Their policy work, in terms of drafting legislation is not their strongest area, and potentially they should focus and build more on what they have expertise in rather than trying to diversify into an area that they don't know well. | ||
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They should have expanded family trainings and skill building. | ||
Leadership
Jakada Imani
Executive Director
Executive Director
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