Between 2000 and 2019, the rate of youth incarceration dropped approximately 60 percent, and...
Juvenile Probation
Probation Chiefs’ Association Hopes to Raise the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction in CA
Next year, the organization known as the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) has big...
Youth Reports of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Lockups on the Decline
In 2012, 9.5 percent of youth — nearly one out of every 10 kids — in juvenile...
Moving From Punishment to Hope and Healing for Kids in the Juvenile Justice System
By Stephanie Miceli The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Every year in the...
90 Percent of Kids In LA County’s Juvenile Halls Have “Open Mental Health Cases.” Supes Call Urgently For Rehabilitative Plan—for Youth & Adults
At Los Angeles County’s Central Juvenile Hall, the largest of the county’s three...
In Historic Move, SF Supes Vote to Get Rid of Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, June 4, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 in favor of legislation to...