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$4 Million in CA Budget to Decriminalize Foster Youth in Group Homes
The new 2018-2019 state budget California lawmakers sent to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk...
LA Moves Closer to Building a $2.2 Billion “Mental Health” Jail
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward with the...
Op-Ed: A Psychologist & Trauma Expert Looks at U.S. Border Policies With Alarm
“We Are Better Than This” by Claire Thomas-Duckwitz, M.A. Ph.D. L.P. I visited Dilley...
Separating Immigrant Kids From Their Parents & What We Know About the High Cost of Childhood Trauma
An immigration official announced this past Friday that, in the 42 days between April 19 and May...
Why So Many Formerly Justice-Involved Young Adults Are Homeless & What We Need to Do About It
According to a recent series of research briefs on youth and young adult homelessness by Chapin...
Prop. 47 Reduced Recidivism & Infused Money Into Rehabilitation, but Also Boosted Theft-Related Crime Rates, Report Says
While California crime rates remain at historic lows, voter-approved Proposition 47 appears to have...
This Town Has a Plan to Protect Kids From ICE
By Matt Vasilogambros After Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers descended on the Midwest...
More Training and a “Change in Culture” Means Fewer Serious Uses of Force in LA County Jails, Sheriff’s Report Says
Serious uses of force against inmates are down in LA County’s Inmate Reception Center...
Why Aren’t We Spending More on Prisoner Education?
By Stephen Steurer Education reduces crime, plain and simple. The RAND Corporation underscored the...