EDITOR’S NOTE: When we last left off, it was 2010, and Venice High School English teacher...
Juvenile Justice
Rethinking Youth Arrests and Prosecution
By Patricia Soung, Kim McGill, Bikila Ochoa and Josh Green The work is just beginning under an...
LA County Approves Plan to Assist “Disconnected” Youth Who Are Out of School and Out of Work
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a plan to improve...
LA County Agrees to $3.9 Million Settlement in Case of Boy Beaten into Paralysis in Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $3.9 million settlement to be...
New Underwear Is Just One Way California’s Juvenile Detention System Could Live Up to National Standards
For the past nine months, advocates have been mounting a campaign to improve the living conditions...
ACLU Sues Feds for Locking Immigrant Kids in Jail-Like Facilities Based on Unfounded Gang Accusations
A class-action lawsuit challenges the federal government’s efforts to incarcerate and deport...