CHJ is run by a criminal Board and criminal Executive Director and Finance Director. None of the money they receive goes towards clients or staff but is still somehow spent. They have had their nonprofit status revoked over 2 years now due to their corruption. The staff is incompetent which is what the Executive Director prefers so that no one asks questions about where millions of dollars were spent.
Review from Guidestar
CHJ is a unique and innovative organization. Its programs include both health education inside jails and prisons, transition programs as a prisoner reenters society, and advocacy work on behalf of prisoner health. The organization is very collaborative, in particular with reentry programs. CHJ spends a very high percentage of funds on programs, and very little on fundraising and overhead. The offices were moved in March, 2011 to a block from Los Angeles County jail, to better serve the clients. It was able to open a center where recently released prisoners can enhance their reentry. The organization does cutting edge programs and has been asked to share what it does at conferences and other prisoner support organizations.