Over the last few days (and certainly for the next several days) California Governor Jerry Brown...
Juvenile Justice
What is “Voluntary” Juvenile Probation? And Does it Help or Harm LA County’s Kids? – by Jeremy Loudenback
EDITOR’S NOTE: The consistent decline in juvenile crime, along with study after study showing...
Kids Penalized (and Even Locked-Up) for Inability to Pay Juvenile Justice Fees
A state-by-state analysis by Juvenile Law Center of costs levied against justice-system-involved...
After a Consent Decree Is Lifted, CA DJJ Still Failing Locked-Up Kids
CJCJ REPORT FINDS CA JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS STILL PLAGUED WITH SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH...
Feds Breaking with For-Profit Prisons, Youth Solitary Confinement Bill Advances, and Racial Bias Training
DAYS AFTER INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT SHOWS PROBLEMS AT FEDERAL PRIVATE PRISONS, DOJ CALLS...
Probation Officials Report Spike in Force in LA County’s Juvenile Halls
USE OF FORCE IS UP LA COUNTY’S JUVENILE HALLS According to probation officials, who were...