NEW REPORT SHOWS STATES ARE STARTING TO RE-THINK PUTTING KIDS IN OUT-OF-HOME DETENTION States are...
Juvenile Justice
Crucial Bill to Give More Crossover Kids a Chance at Extended Foster Care Benefits Passes Out of Committee
On Tuesday of this week, a bill was passed out of committee that, if passed by the full California...
Mentally Ill and Locked-up Kids, State of the City, and Police Brutality
BACKGROUND ON RAHEEM HOUSSEINI’S ILLUMINATING STORY ABOUT HOW MENTALLY ILL KIDS WIND UP IN...
WHO IS WATCHING OUT FOR ANGEL? The Shadowy Intersection of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice – by Daniel Heimpel
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Tuesday, the California Senate Judiciary Committee will debate a bill to...
New Auditor-Controller Report Says LA County’s Juvie Probation Camps NOT in Compliance With DOJ Requirements
SO DOES “COMPLIANCE” MEAN, LIKE “COMPLIANCE?” Last month we reported that...
LA Officials to (Belatedly) Crack Down on Over-Drugging LA Kids….A Juvie Lifer Artist…and the Shooting of Walter Scott
MENTAL HEALTH OFFICIALS TO CRACK DOWN ON OVER-DRUGGING OF KIDS IN COUNTY CARE (UM…THAT WOULD...