The California Senate Judiciary Committee Approves SB 12
The California Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved SB 12 on April 14, 2015. SB 12 is a bill to widen the […]
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YLC Co-Sponsors Bill to Extend Foster Care Benefits
Youth Law Center and the Alliance for Children Rights have co-sponsored SB 12, a bill now before the California Legislature
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YLC Reduces Group Care in Florida
YLC is partnering with foster families, foster youth and other advocates to support new Florida legislation, SB, 940, limiting the
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YLC Challenges Juvenile Court Order Turning Youth Over to ICE
The Youth Law Center has applied for leave to file an amicus brief in a second juvenile case pending in
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YLC Urges Additional Protections for Immigrant Children
YLC and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) have submitted comments on Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards
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Commission on Child Abuse to Hold Open Meeting
The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF), a federal advisory committee established by the Protect Our Kids
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Jennifer Rodriguez testifies on use of psychiatric meds.
YLC Executive Director Jennifer Rodriguez testified before the California Senate Human Services Committee on February 24th on the key role
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Legislation Seeks to End Juvenile Solitary Confinement
YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed by San Diego CityBeat in relation to legislation introduced by Senator Mark Leno
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Study Reveals Greater Commitment of Foster Parents
Youth Law Center recently joined with nationally renowned researchers on research that demonstrates that foster parents show greater commitment toward
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YLC Supports Legal Rights of Immigrant Youth
The Youth Law Center has applied for leave to file an amicus brief in a juvenile case pending in the
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Petition Filed to Halt En Masse Detention of Refugee Children
On February 2, 2015, the Youth Law Center along with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, the law
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Op-Ed Juvenile Justice Can be Less Expensive
In a Sacramento Bee Op Ed piece, Youth Law Center Staff Attorney Sue Burrell weighed in on a new Justice
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