Support for SB 1147 – Medi-Cal Coverage for Juveniles
The Youth Law Center is sponsoring S.B. 1147, which would require the Department of Health Care Services to adopt protocols […]
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Press Release re Ohio Conditions Lawsuit Settlement
Juvenile Justice Reform on Track in Ohio – Class Action Settlement Filed COLUMBUS, OH – A comprehensive class action settlement
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13,000 Abuse Claims in Juvie Centers
By HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press Writer | AP National Story — COLUMBIA, Miss. – The Columbia Training School – pleasant on the outside,
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Two New Sites Are Beginning their Infancy Programs
San Francisco and Fresno Counties join Detroit, Michigan to ensure that child welfare serves young children in a manner and
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Three Counties Implementing Baby Elmo Parenting Program
Orange, Fresno and Yolo Counties are implementing the Baby Elmo Parenting Program, which is designed to support visit between incarcerated
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Counsel for Juvenile Parolees in Parole Revocation Hearings
By Magee | Judge in L.H. v. Schwarzenegger orders defendants to appoint counsel to represent each and every juvenile parolee in
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California DJJ Must Appoint Attorneys for all Youth
(Sacramento, CA – January 29, 2008) – A federal judge ruled today that the California Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
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DCF has the will, but needs the tools
Miami Herald — A headline in the Jan. 19 Metro Section — Report: Abuse workers in Miami overloaded — may explain
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State Must Appoint Counsel for Juvenile Parolees, Judge Rules
By Linda Rapattoni | Daily Journal — SACRAMENTO – Attorneys for 3,000 juvenile offenders who sued the state for refusing them counsel said
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DCF abuse investigators overloaded, report finds
By CAROL MARBIN MILLER | Miami Herald — A new report on Miami-Dade’s troubled child welfare program finds child abuse investigators are dedicated
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Article re Closure of Two DJJ Facilities
January 5, 2008 Two Youth Prisons to Close – Division of Juvenile Justice says this shows the state is working to
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Press Release re Reforms of Ohio’s Juvenile Justice System
Ohio Announces the Release of Fact-finding Report, Prompting Continued Reforms of Ohio’s Juvenile Justice System COLUMBUS, December 31, 2007 –
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