The California Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) and the Vera Institute of Justice...
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Battling fentanyl inside LA County’s youth lock-ups
NARCAN, for those who may have forgotten, is a medication that, if administered quickly enough, can...
With a grand opening in LA, Young Women’s Freedom Center expands its efforts to decarcerate girls & trans youth
On May 26, the Bay Area-based Young Women’s Freedom Center (YWFC) officially opened the doors of...
The fate of dueling motions from LA Supervisors about where to house LA’s “high security” DJJ kids, plus $50k exit bonuses, & the riotous emptying out of Central Juvenile Hall
On Tuesday, March 15, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on two competing motions...
‘A change in narrative’: Ethnic studies program helps incarcerated youth navigate identity
Nate Tan's students aren’t Zooming in from campus dorms. Instead, they’re taking classes in...
How many of the girls & young women in LA county probation’s youth lock-ups really need to be there?
As of November 22, 2021, in Los Angeles County Probation’s youth camps and halls are...