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Borey Ai is out of prison, but he’s still not a free man

August 8, 2018 by Eddie

Borey (PJ) Ai has served his sentence in the California prison system, but he is not yet a free man. Even as he walks the streets of San Francisco and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bay Area Women Against Rape, California prison system, Cambodian, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New York Times, ROOTS, SQUIRES, UC Berkeley Law School, Youth Offender

KID CAT graduates 43 in its fourth cycle

July 24, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

With a class of 43, the largest graduating class yet, a group of inmate facilitators and advisors were in a boisterous mood as they prepared the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: First Step, Kid CAT branch, Kid CAT Childhood development program, Natalie Bell, Shadeed “Sha” Wallace-Stepter, Youth Offender

Resilience: A key factor in growth

July 24, 2018 by John Lam

Successful adults who overcame difficult childhoods have one thing in common – resilience, according to social scientists. “The dictionary defines … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: active problem-solvers, Dr. Meg Jay, Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience, Youth Offender

Young offenders learn expression through poetry

July 24, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

For nearly 15 years New Earth, a nonprofit organization, has served incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth throughout Southern California. New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Camp Gonzales, Camp Miller, New Earth Arts & Leadership Center, Pacific Lodge Boys Home, The Obama Foundation, Youth Offender

USSC Children's right to counsel

July 19, 2018 by John Lam

Fifty years ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that children have a right to counsel, but many kids in the juvenile system are still left unrepresented, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: National Juvenile Defender Center, qualified juvenile defender, right to counsel, Youth Offender

Keep kids out of the system

July 19, 2018 by John Lam

Several counties in the U.S. have implemented a new program that has helped to keep kids out of the juvenile justice system, according to The Crime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Carey Group, juvenile arrests, juvenile justice system, Systems of Care, Youth Offender

Youth offender who realizes opportunity a little too late

June 11, 2018 by John Lam

Andrew Joseph Biovin with NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo

Many youth offenders who find themselves incarcerated at San Quentin fail to recognize the opportunities available to them and end up transferred to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: “BE-IT”, AB1276, Benefiting Each Individual Together, Biovin, California’s Men’s Colony, kid cat, Level 4 prison, Miguel Sifuentes, Receive and Release, YOP, Youth Offender

Dear Kid CAT by Saul Martinez

June 11, 2018 by CDCR

My name is Saul Martinez and I have been incarcerated for the past 20 years and on Jan. 9, 2018, I was found suitable for parole during my first board … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Centinela State Prison, deported to Mexico, Gang Awareness and Recovery group, kid cat, Prep Turning Point, Saul Martinez, Youth Offender

CA senators bill baring juveniles from adult courts

June 11, 2018 by John Lam

Two California senators introduce a bill that would bar prosecutors from trying juveniles 15 years old and younger in adult court. The proposal that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Holly J. Mitchell, Jeff Stone, Los Angeles Times, Ricardo Lara, Youth Offender, youth offenders

Life of crime overturned by positive choices

May 26, 2018 by John Lam

Younger brother Tony Douangmalalay, niece Caylen, Mother Pat, nephew C.J. and younger brother Caven

A variety of rehabilitative programs, including dance, helped Anouthinh Pangthong turn his life around despite a rocky youth and 21 years in prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anouthinh Panthong, crack dealers, First Step curriculum, kid cat, refugee camp in Thailand, Restoring Our Original True Selves, ROOTS, San Quentin Utilizing Inmate Resources Experiences and Studies, Solitary confinement, SQUIRES, Tony Douangmalalay, Youth Offender

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