When a young person enters the de-escalation room in the county's youth detention facility, he or...
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OP-ED: In Child Welfare, the Racial Bias is Everywhere — Even in the Research
Now let’s change the hypothetical slightly: The mother and the child are Black. The person to...
With a Huge COVID-19 Spike In CA’s Dangerous Youth Prisons, Why Did the Governor Ask Counties to Keep Sending More Kids?
COVID-19 is spiking in California’s youth prisons. And the upward climb has yet to stop. As...
COVID-19 Arrives at CA’s Department Of Juvenile Justice As A New Report Shines a Light on DJJ’s Chronic Failures
The COVID-19-driven concern about the dangers inherent in congregate facilities like nursing...
Second Employee at LA’s Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall Tests Positive for COVID-19
Now a total of two LA County Probation staff members working at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall have...
With NYC Jails as a Disastrous Model, Supervisors Determined to Take Urgent Action to Protect LA’s Jails From the Onslaught of COVID-19
On March 18, Ross MacDonald, MD, chief medical officer for Rikers Island, wrote a string of furious...
New Screenings for Childhood Trauma Raise Hopes, Challenges
California health officials are gearing up for the launch of a statewide screening effort that aims...
Researchers Probe The Ways That Violence—Whether Experienced Directly Or Indirectly—Profoundly Shapes Public Health
While the increased awareness of the long shadow of violence is a good start, more can be done...
The Orange County Register Replies to Richard Wexler’s Op Ed about “Crack Baby Journalism”
Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, child welfare expert Richard Wexler wrote an Op-Ed...
CA Correctional Officers at High Risk for Depression, PTSD & Suicide, New Survey Finds
Correctional officers are, by definition, on the front lines of any prison system. If the prison...