Senator Loni Hancock’s Senate Bill 261 will change the lives of thousands of men like me who committed crimes as confused youth but who have grown and … [Read more...]
Treatment Plan for Troubled Youth Found to Be Better Inside Homes
Treatment plans for troubled youth were found to be better when social workers and clinicians engaged clients at their homes instead of treating them … [Read more...]
Grant Aims to Curb Youth Substance Abuse in Detention Centers
Kids with substance abuse problems and early contact with law enforcement are being treated with a new public health approach. Many kids with drug … [Read more...]
Juvenile Lifers Honor Community Leaders Sandra Gutierrez and Nancy O’Malley
The James Irvine Foundation recently awarded $200,000 to five individuals, representing four organizations, for being innovative leaders who provided … [Read more...]
Concerns of Youth Are the Same, In and Out of Prison
High school and college students discovered they have many of the same concerns as young inmates at San Quentin Prison on educational equality. Top … [Read more...]
Symposium Focuses on Giving Young Offenders a Better Chance
Movie producer Scott Budnick urges politicians, lawyers, lawmakers, criminal justice advocates, and prison officials to support sound laws to “prevent … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory LWOP for Juveniles
The nation’s high court said a juvenile who commits murder could not be automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of … [Read more...]
Court to Rule on Juvenile LWOP
The US Supreme Court is mulling over the constitutionality of sentencing a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP). In March, the … [Read more...]
State to Close All Juvenile Facilities
The last of California’s juvenile detention facilities will be shut down under Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2011-12 budget proposal. The three remaining … [Read more...]
Assembly Revises Juvenile Bill
A bill approved by the State Senate to give juveniles sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole a second chance was revived after … [Read more...]
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