Just a few years after Los Angeles County exited a monitoring agreement with the Department of...
Juvenile Probation
California Hopes to Place More Probation Youth in Foster Homes Like This
Starcania Ford’s first call came not too long after she had completed two months of background...
Nearly a Quarter of Confined Juveniles Nationwide Held for Noncriminal Infractions
Percentage of youth in residential facilities for truancy, running away, or supervision violations...
Community Groups Call on State to End Use of Pepper Spray in Juvenile Lockups
California is one of just five states that allows staff in juvenile detention facilities to carry...
Op-Ed: California Must Ban the Use of Chemical Spray in Juvenile Facilities
By Brian Goldstein California is in the process of revising standards for the state’s local...
Movement Against Juvenile Court Fees Runs Into Resistance
By Teresa Wiltz California this month became the first state to eliminate court costs, fees and...