California Should Lead Nation by Setting Minimum Age Standard
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In most U.S. states, children of any age can be processed through the juvenile justice system. This year, proposed legislation in California...
California Corrections Board Approves Limits to Pepper Spray, No Change to Staff Ratios
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California youth advocates are fairly pleased with upcoming revisions to the minimum standards governing incarcerated youth but feel there is more work to be done on staff-to-youth ratios and pepper spraying.
California Corrections Committee Proposes New Minimum Standards for Incarcerated Youth
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California youth advocates are fairly pleased with recommendations on use of pepper spray, shackling, visitation rights and vegetarian meal options for incarcerated youth that came from the Executive Steering Committee of the state Board of State and Community Corrections.
Arizona, Other States Need Resentencing Guidelines for JLWOP Youth
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The current law of the land prohibits the use of mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) for juvenile offenders due to Miller v. Alabama.
More States Need to Halt Prosecution of Youth as Adults
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This month marks one year since the passage of Proposition 57, a California ballot measure that prohibited district attorneys from filing charges against youth as young as 14 directly in adult criminal court through a practice known as “direct file.” The initiative passed with 64 percent of the vote, signaling strong popular support for curtailing prosecutorial authority and expanding access to the rehabilitative benefits of the juvenile justice system.
California Tries — With Difficulty — to Implement 2 Major New Laws to Help Sex-Trafficked Kids
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California is attempting to switch to a victim-centered approach for its sexually trafficked youngsters. But despite the passage of two important and well-intentioned new laws in the last two years, both of which affect youth who have been sexually exploited, change has not come easily or quickly.
Arts Seen As Crucial to Healing Youth, Changing the Juvenile Justice System
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For Jordan, growing up in Jamaica, Queens in New York City left much to be desired. One of the few places he could go after school were the youth arts programs in...
Getting $50 Million More for California After-school Programs Took Group 3 Years of Lobbying
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California after-school programs statewide were able to breathe a small sigh of relief this year after Gov. Jerry Brown set aside an extra $50 million for them from the...
Juvenile Probation’s Day in the Sun Rebuts the Stereotypes
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Often maligned as an ineffective remedy with undetectable success, stories evidencing the prudent use of this sentencing option are seldom told. Instead...
Parole Boards Treat Adolescents Who Grow Up in Prison Like Adults — and That’s Wrong
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We know little about the discretionary release decisions of parole board decision-making, especially for juvenile offenders who have been sentenced as...