Updated: This story was updated on March 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
Juvenile Justice: Healing Not Punishment
New Youth Council to Advise LA County Officials on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Other Matters Affecting LA’s Kids
UPDATE: This story was updated on Feb. 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., to reflect the events of the LA...
Under CA Bill, 18- and 19-year-olds Accused of Crimes Would Stay in Juvenile Court
A new bill announced Tuesday seeks to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction in California...
Youth Empowerment Act Seeks to Give CA’s Young People a Voice in the Laws and Policies That Affect Them
A California bill soon to land before its first legislative committee seeks to engage the...
Report: Juvenile Incarceration Rates Have Plummeted, but Thousands More Kids Could Be Kept Out of Lockup
Between 2000 and 2019, the rate of youth incarceration dropped approximately 60 percent, and...
Probation Chiefs’ Association Hopes to Raise the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction in CA
Next year, the organization known as the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) has big...