With an overall juvenile justice budget of $156 million, Alameda County spends approximately...
Juvenile Justice
Gladiator School: Memories From the Terrible Past of California’s Youth Prisons
“They called YTS a gladiator school because you are going to learn and harden yourself into...
New Report Reveals Latinx Youth Severely Undercounted in the Juvenile Justice System
Inconsistencies in how justice agencies and states categorize and count race and ethnicity have...
LAUSD School Board Votes to Redirect 35 Percent of School Police Funds to Services That Support the Needs of Black Students
The largest independent school police department in the United States will see its funding drop by...
As Youth Arrests Dwindle, Racial Disparities Widen
Black kids now account for a third of all juvenile arrests in LA, nearly double the percentage from...
County to Boost Art Programs in County Lockup and to Use Art to Prevent Incarceration in the First Place
Updated: This story was updated on March 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., to reflect the events of the LA...