CA: Juvenile Justice
Hearing Friday on Bill to Halt Restitution Fines for Juvenile Crime
A bill will be heard in the State Senate Appropriations Committee tomorrow that would stop requiring youths convicted of a crime to pay restitution…
Proyecto de ley podría detener multas de restitución por delitos juveniles
Mañana se escuchará en el Comité de Asignaciones del Senado estatal un proyecto de ley para dejar de exigir que los jóvenes conden…
Data on CA Police Stops Confirms Continuing Racial Disparities
Black teenagers ages 15 to 17 are six times more likely to be searched by police compared with their white counterparts, according to a report from …
L.A. County Creates New Department of Youth Development
Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous county, is revamping its approach to juvenile justice, launching a new Department of Youth Development…
New Data Debunks Narrative of Youth Crime Wave
A new report from The Sentencing Project debunks the myth of a post-pandemic crime wave fueled by young people. In March, Congress held a hearing …
Report: U.S. Incarcerated 250,000 Kids in 2019
Almost a quarter-million American children were incarcerated in 2019, according to a new report called "Too Many Closed Doors" from the Sentencing …
Calls to Reconsider Police in Schools After Teen Shot by Officer Likely to Die
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Mona Rodriguez, the teen mom shot by a school resource officer in Long Beach, is brain dead and is expected to be taken off life …
Racial Gap Among CA Youth Behind Bars Improves, But Remains High
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Despite decades of juvenile justice reforms, California is still incarcerating kids of color much more often than their white …
State Juvenile Prison System Winds Down as County Systems Gear Up
STOCKTON, Calif. -- California is putting the final touches on longstanding plans to close the state's juvenile prisons and start serving all justice-…
El COVID Obliga a Grandes Cambios en Programas de Educación Carcelaria
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Como en las universidades tradicionales, los programas educativos en prisión han tenido que hacer grandes cambios a …
Numbers in Juvenile Detention Drop 24% During Pandemic
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. -- A new survey of local secure youth detention centers shows their population dropped by almost one-quarter in March…
Estudiantes de CA presionan a Universidades para que Ayuden en Crisis del COVID
Sacramento, CA - La Mesa Redonda de Defensa de la Educación Superior para Estudiantes de California ("California Students Higher Education …