The Fresno County Probation Department’s reliance on using pepper spray to control the...
Juvenile Justice
ACLU Takes on “Informal” Probation Program It Says Criminalizes Kids for “Childish Behavior”
The ACLU has filed a class action lawsuit challenging Riverside County’s...
UCLA Students and Faculty Learn While Teaching Classes Behind Bars
By Jessica Wolf Every Thursday and Friday, a dozen UCLA students from a variety of majors arrive on...
CA Lawmaker, Partners Introduce Budget Request for $100 Million “Down Payment” on Juvenile Diversion
On Monday, California Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles) officially requested...
After Feds Leave, Pepper Spray Use Skyrockets Again in LA’s Juvenile Justice System
Just a few years after Los Angeles County exited a monitoring agreement with the Department of...
Gov. Brown, the State’s Analyst, & Youth Advocates Argue Over Raising the Age Limit for State Juvie Lock-ups
In January, California Governor Jerry Brown released a budget blueprint that included several...