Youth Offender – Page 12

Prop. 57 opens a door for juvenile offenders

December 30, 2016 by John Lam

With the passage of Proposition 57, Kid CAT will strive to build upon the positive changes in the law and community attitudes and rehabilitation … [Read more...]

Finding roots of criminal thinking

December 30, 2016 by John Lam

Twenty-seven San Quentin prisoners have graduated from a 26-week program designed to help them address the root causes of criminal thinking, childhood … [Read more...]

L.A. County bans solitary for juveniles and…

December 30, 2016 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to permanently ban solitary confinement for juveniles. According to a report on KPCC … [Read more...]

Is solitary confinement for juveniles on the way out in California?

December 30, 2016 by John Lam

The use of solitary confinement in juvenile facilities in the state of California may be coming to an end. Recent reforms of practices in juvenile … [Read more...]

…campaign seeks to extend the ban

December 30, 2016 by David B. Le

A campaign is underway to end solitary confinement for youth in juvenile and adult facilities across the United States. The campaign was launched in … [Read more...]

Hygiene drive to focus on Homeless Youth Month

November 26, 2016 by John Lam

For the past four years in December, Kid CAT members have walked the tiers of San Quentin asking inmates to donate unused hygienic products or to make … [Read more...]

Advocates From D.C. Leading Coalition for Juvenile Reform

September 1, 2016 by John Lam

On a bright summer morning the men of Kid CAT eagerly welcomed two youth justice advocates from Washington, D.C., one of them a former youth offender … [Read more...]

Study Shows Disproportionate Youth of Color in Calif. Prosecution

September 1, 2016 by John Lam

The prosecution of youth as adults in California, otherwise called “direct file,” has a disproportionate impact on youth of color, according to a … [Read more...]

Kamala Harris Supporting Limits on Juvenile Solitary Confinement

September 1, 2016 by David B. Le

Attorney General Kamala Harris is supporting a Senate bill that would limit solitary confinement for juveniles, the Attorney General’s Office … [Read more...]

NY’s Solitary Confinement of Youth Persists Under Different Name

August 10, 2016 by Rahsaan Thomas

I was 17 years old when I first entered a Rikers Island cell. An icy wind blew through the crack in a window sealed behind a metal grate. The … [Read more...]