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October 29, 2024

10/29/24: Youth Law Center’s Jennifer Rodriguez’s Interview with the Akonadi Foundation

For our latest spotlight featuring leaders from our All In for Oakland grantee partners, I...

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July 18, 2024

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Advocacy Scores Major Victory for California Youth in Foster Care

Youth Law Center actively works to transform foster care and juvenile justice systems to ensure...

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March 8, 2024

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Youth Law Center Brief: Pursuing Systems Transformation in Foster Care Through National Advocacy

  About Youth Law Center’s Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) Children who enter the foster care system have...

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February 23, 2024

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The Commercial Appeal 2/21/24: After reports of problems in TN juvenile justice facilities, new report outlines solution...

"The measures detailed by the report would shrink the footprint of the juvenile justice system...

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February 9, 2024

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Washington Post 2/8/2024: Opinion | When Foster Care Ends, 18-Year-Olds Still Need Support

"Then, there are the bigger dreams: [The On the Threshold of Change Report] imagines giving #foster...

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November 21, 2023

Problem Newly Revealed in Juvenile Hall Schools: A Failure to Get Kids to Class

Students who attend school inside juvenile detention centers have long struggled to get a proper...

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September 6, 2023

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Youth Law Center and Partner Organizations in Tennessee Achieve Legislative Victories for Juvenile Justice Against All O...

"When we first started advocating against punitive juvenile justice legislation in Tennessee, we were told...

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September 1, 2023

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Preventing the criminalization and incarceration of children and youth in Tennessee

As advocates for youth in the youth justice system, we are disturbed to see the...

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July 12, 2023

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Youth Law Center advocacy results in additional California funding to increase education access for juvenile justice in...

The Youth Law Center’s advocacy resulted in the new 2023-2024 California State budget requirement that all county...

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July 11, 2023

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Youth Law Center lawsuit results in disbandment of Probation Consortium

Four months ago the Youth Law Center, representing the California Alliance for Youth and Community...

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April 7, 2023

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YLC’s Recent Lawsuit Featured in Sac Bee Article

YLC's recent lawsuit against a newly formed organization in California called the County Probation Consortium...

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March 21, 2023

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YLC Authors Article for American Bar Association

One of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act—allowing young adults to stay...

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October 18, 2021

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Victory! AB 1140 Signed into Law

YLC joins other advocates in celebrating Governor Newsom’s signing of Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ Assembly Bill...

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September 1, 2021

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Six Ways to Ensure Transition Aged Youth Leverage Federal Support During and Post-Pandemic

YLC's Policy Director, Jenny Pokempner, recently authored a piece for the American Bar Association outlining...

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June 30, 2021

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YLC featured in LA Times article

"The new approach is a troubling replication of state lockups at the local level, said...

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March 31, 2021

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Jennifer Rodriguez interviewed for Great.com!

YLC's Executive Director Jennifer Rodriguez spoke with Emil Ekvardt of Great.com for part of their...

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December 11, 2020

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California Halts Use of Out of State Foster Care Facilities

Months of Youth Law Center advocacy with the Young Women’s Freedom Center demanding that the...

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September 11, 2019

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YLC featured in The Appeal article on ending use of pepper spray

“But as we know, when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a...

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September 4, 2019

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YLC’s recent federal lawsuit featured in San Francisco Chronicle

YLC has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City and County of San...

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July 15, 2019

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YLC, Project Change, SB 716 featured in KQED article

We are so grateful to KQED and reporter Vanessa Rancaño for featuring YLC's efforts to increase post-secondary opportunities...

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March 28, 2019

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5 Tips for Prioritizing Extracurriculars as a Key Intervention for Youth

Extracurricular activities provide meaningful educational, social, and developmental advantages for youth in the foster care...

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January 5, 2017

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Former Unsung Hero Recognized

Youth Law Center is proud to have recognized Tung Nguyen in 2013 as one of...

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April 26, 2016

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Schools in Juvenile Justice Get an “F”

New America Media recently posted an article about the failure of California’s juvenile court schools...

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January 13, 2016

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Alice Bussiere Participates in Webinar on Families First Act

Staff attorney Alice Bussiere participated in Foster Youth in Action’s first public hot topics webinar:...

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August 26, 2015

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Shackling in Transportation; Hobbling Fairness

On August 24, YLC demanded an end to indiscriminate shackling of juveniles being transported to...

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July 2, 2015

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Locked Up and Alone

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a story appearing in the June 29,...

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June 2, 2015

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Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Court

YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell’s article, “Collateral  Consequences of Juvenile Court: Boulders on the Road...

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May 22, 2015

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CECANF Works Toward Development of a National Strategy

The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF), established by the Protect Our Kids Act...

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April 20, 2015

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CDSS Fails to Properly Investigate Group Homes

An investigation by ProPublica has found that the California Department of Social Services fails to...

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March 28, 2015

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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...

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February 26, 2015

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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...

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February 24, 2015

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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...

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December 16, 2014

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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...

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October 23, 2014

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YLC Weighs in on Case of Youth Tried in Adult Court

YLC weighed in on the sentencing of Richard Thomas, who was tried in adult court...

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September 23, 2014

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Op – Ed Opposing Incarceration of Abused Youth

YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell, wrote an op ed piece for the CT Mirror, Incarcerating...

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August 6, 2014

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YLC Article on Pepper Spray Published in Huffington Post

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell has published an article on the Huffington Post that details...

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July 1, 2014

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President’s Report References Baby Elmo Project

Youth Law Center's Incarcerated Teen Parenting Program, the Baby Elmo Program, was mentioned in the...

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June 26, 2014

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Mandatory Minimums Dropped from S.B. 838

After intensive efforts by a broad group of agencies and organizations, the provisions of S.B....

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June 23, 2014

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Youth Law Center Weighs In on S.B. 838

The San Jose Mercury News interviewed YLC  Staff Attorney Sue Burrell about S.B. 838, a...

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April 9, 2014

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The Legislature’s Role in CA Juvenile Justice Reform

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was invited to write a guest blog for the National...

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April 4, 2014

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Baby Elmo Program Featured on Public Radio

Radio Station KPCC 89.3 in Southern California featured Youth Law Center's Incarcerated Teen Parenting Program...

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April 2, 2014

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Sue Burrell Interviewed Regarding Appointed Counsel

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed in connection with an investigative article on the...

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December 14, 2013

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2013 Loren Warboys Unsung Heroes Photos and Article

The Youth Law Center held its annual Loren Warboys Unsung Heroes Reception on December 9,...

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August 17, 2013

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Jennifer Rodriguez Featured in California Health Report

Jennifer Rodriguez was profiled in the cover article of the California Health Report (Summer 2013)....

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August 17, 2013

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Sue Burrell on Juveniles and the Criminal Justice System

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed by the Friends Committee on Legislation of California...

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July 30, 2013

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Sue Burrel Quoted in Article re Senate Bill 9

California Rolling Back Lengthy Prison Sentences for Some Juvenile Offenders Judge Cheryl Chun Meegan has dealt...

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June 18, 2013

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Baby Elmo Program: Teen Dads Learn Parenting Skills

YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhxkx7SVp-I Ohio juvenile detention offers dad program By: Dave Arnold, newsnet5.com HIGHLAND HILLS, Ohio - Ashley Taylor...

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May 14, 2013

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Role of Carole Shauffer and QPI Highlighted in Article

The role of Carole Shauffer and QPI are highlighted in the following article about normalcy in...

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April 1, 2013

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Youth Radio Interviews Sue Burrell on Steubenville Rape Case

On March 25, 2013, Youth Radio broadcast its interview with YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell...

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March 8, 2013

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Sue Burrell Quoted in Article Re Sentencing 10 Year Old

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a Reuters story on sentencing for a...

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November 8, 2012

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Agencies Work to Unite Foster, Biological Parents

by KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press When Angela Austin-Knight's teenage son and daughter were placed in foster...

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September 19, 2012

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Jennifer Rodriguez Featured in National NCYC Webcast

On September 12th, Jennifer Rodriguez, YLC Executive Director, presented on a National Center for Youth...

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July 23, 2012

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Sue Burrell Quoted in Article Re Camps

In an article about camp alternatives to juvenile hall that appeared in the Sunday San...

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July 22, 2012

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Juvenile Hall Camp Alternatives Catch On

By Marisa Lagos  |  The San Francisco Chronicle  — Redwood trees line the road to Log Cabin Ranch, a...

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May 17, 2012

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QPI Featured in Fostering Families Today Magazine

The May/June 2012 issue of Fostering Families Today features an article on Youth Law Center's...

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May 15, 2012

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Sue Burrell’s Law Review Article Published

In May 2012, the UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy published Staff Attorney...

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February 28, 2012

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YLC Quoted in Article Re: Outdoor Recreation at the JJ Center

The New York Times published a Bay Citizen report in which YLC Staff Attorney Sue...

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February 20, 2012

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NATIONAL: States Change How They Recruit Foster Parents

By Kelli Kennedy  |  AP  — MIAMI (AP) - For decades, it was common for officials around the country...

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February 17, 2012

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Bay Citizen Article re Juvenile Justice Realignment

Report: State Should Shut Down Youth Prison System - Governor's plan gains new support, but...

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February 17, 2012

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Sue Burrell Interviewed for Articles Re DJJ Facilities Closure

YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed by the Daily Journal and Bay Citizen newspapers...

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February 12, 2012

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Giving Detainees Access to Outdoor Recreation

By Trey Bundy  |  The New York Times and the Bay Citizen  — How many adults does it take...

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January 20, 2012

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Rehabilitative Program Strengthens Family Bonds

By Vanessa Angiuli  |  Daily Nexus  — Several Santa Barbara County juvenile detention facilities have joined the “Baby Elmo”...

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January 13, 2012

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Noozhawk Article re Baby Elmo Project in Santa Barbara Co.

County’s Baby Elmo Program Reunites Incarcerated Teen Parents with Their Children By Lara Cooper  |  Noozhawk  — Baby Elmo programs...

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January 10, 2012

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Sue Burrell on CBS Local News

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a KPIX CBS (Channel 5) news story...

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December 31, 2011

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States Change How They Recruit Foster Parents

By Kelli Kennedy  |  The Miami Herald  — For decades, it was common for officials around the country to...

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December 2, 2011

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Zeanah Shauffer Dozier Article Just Published

The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has just published an...

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November 14, 2011

YLC Board Member Interviewed on CNN

On November 11, 2011, Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment at the...

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October 25, 2011

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YLC – One of the Top Nonprofits Working with At-Risk Youth

The Huffington Post published an article today called “Who’s rescuing foster kids, runaways, and high...

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August 23, 2011

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YLC Identified as High Impact Nonprofit Working with Kids

The Youth Law Center was recently identified as 1 of 9 high-impact nonprofits working with...

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August 23, 2011

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Alice Bussiere’s Article on Adoption Assistance

"Adoption Assistance: An Introduction" by Alice Bussiere has been published in the July-August 2011 issue...

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August 8, 2011

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Funding for At-Risk Youth Lacks Oversight, Advocates Say

By Kendall Taggart  |  California Watch  — More than a dozen civil rights and education organizations are contending that...

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August 5, 2011

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Baby Elmo Article to Be Published

The article, The Baby Elmo Program: Improving Teen Father–Child Interactions within Juvenile Justice Facilities, written...

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July 13, 2011

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Marin Plans to Put Juvenile Suspects in a Glass Cage

By Trey Bundy  |  The Bay Citizen  — Defense attorneys are furious about a plan to require juvenile criminal...

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July 12, 2011

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Foster Children Routinely Housed in Office Waiting Room

By Garrett Therolf  |  Los Angeles Times  — Supervising Social Worker Lincoln Saul says Department of Children and Family...

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July 9, 2011

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Legal Tactic Raises Issues for Juveniles

By Trey Bundy  |  New York Times  — By Trey Bundy In April 2010, three boys, ages 12, 12 and...

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July 8, 2011

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Foster Connections Article Update

The Clearinghouse Review has published an update on The Fostering Connections Act written by YLC...

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June 14, 2011

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Texas Teachers May Get to See Kids’ Crime Records

By Danny Robbins, Associated Press  |  San Francisco Chronicle  — Dallas -- Texas is close to enacting a law...

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June 10, 2011

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Courts Seek Ruling on Long Prison Sentences for Juveniles

By Kate Moser  |  The Recorder  — After it was all said and done, Richard Power's legal work might...

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March 24, 2011

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Caseworkers Dispirited Over Charges in Girl’s Death

By Cara Buckley and Mosi Secret  |  The New York Times  — The faces looked commanding, soulful and, above...

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March 19, 2011

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Unclear Oversight Yields Repeated Violations at Youth Home

Unclear Oversight Yields Repeated Violations at Home for Troubled Youth By Trey Bundy  |  The New York Times  — In...

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February 28, 2011

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Juveniles In Custody Taught Parenting Skills

By Isaac Gonzalez  |  The Sacramento Press  — The Sacramento County Probation Department recently passed the one-year anniversary of...

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January 20, 2011

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Article About Rhode Island’s Children Shelters

Carole Shauffer is quoted in an article about Rhode Island's children shelters. Here is the...

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January 16, 2011

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R.I. Children’s Shelters Get Short Reprieve from Budget Ax

By Lynn Arditi, Journal Staff Writer  |  The Providence Journal  — He arrived at the Washington Park Children’s Shelter...

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December 21, 2010

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Sue Burrell Writes on Juvenile Justice in Daily Journal

Sue Burrell was invited by the Daily Journal to write an end of the year...

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December 21, 2010

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Perspective: Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice?

By Sue Burrell, YLC Staff Attorney  |  Los Angeles Daily Journal  — It wasn't a bad year for juvenile...

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December 19, 2010

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Local Youth Advocate Wins National ‘Unsung Hero’ Award

By Donna Tam  |  The Times-Standard  — When Rochelle Trochtenberg criticized the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human...

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December 19, 2010

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Jennifer Rodriguez Quoted in Article about 2010 Unsung Hero

The Times-Standard in Eureka published an article about one of the 2010 Loren Warboys Unsung...

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December 15, 2010

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Shauffer Quoted in Article Re Ouster of LA DCFS’ Director

Carole Shauffer, YLC Executive Director, was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times...

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December 14, 2010

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County Ousts Child Agency Chief

By Garrett Therolf  |  Los Angeles Times  — Trish Ploehn, the embattled director of Los Angeles County's Department of...

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October 19, 2010

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Deaths from Abuse and Neglect Increase among Children. . .

Deaths from Abuse and Neglect Increase among Children under L.A. County Oversight By Garrett Therolf  |  Los Angeles...

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September 28, 2010

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LA Times Article re Mother’s Fight for Son’s Education

COLUMN ONE:  With Son Behind Bars, Mother Wages Battles For His Education By Victoria Kim, Los...

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September 3, 2010

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Carole Shauffer Quoted in Article Re Lack of Foster Homes

The Connecticut Mirror printed an article today about a new report by the Connecticut Voices...

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September 3, 2010

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State Still Lacks Foster Homes

By Jacqueline Rabe  |  The Connecticutt Mirror  — Despite efforts to reverse the trend, hundreds of foster children continue...

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June 14, 2010

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Juvenile Justice Diverges in Court

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske  |  Los Angeles Times  — Travell Lincome was a 15-year-old special education student when he was...

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June 14, 2010

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JIDAN Featured in Story on Inequalities in Legal Representation

Youth Law Center was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story examining the representation by...

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June 9, 2010

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Article Re Juveniles in Isolation in Harris County

For Their Own Good - Harris County Juveniles Certified as Adults Are Jailed in Isolation...

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May 10, 2010

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Don’t Neglect our Foster Children

By Chronicle Editorial  |  San Francisco Chronicle  — The last two years have brought a tremendous amount of pain...

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March 2, 2010

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YLC Quoted in Article on Incarceration of Young Children

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for the latest in a series of articles...

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February 28, 2010

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Article re Jailing of the Very Young

Santa Clara County Commission Calls for End to Jailing of the Very Young By Karen de...

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February 10, 2010

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YLC’s Letter to the New York Times Re: Restraints

Sue Burrell and Corene Kendrick's letter to the editor was printed in the New York...

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February 7, 2010

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Protecting Youth in Prisons From Violence and Abuse

By Sue Burrell and Corene Kendrick  |  New York Times  — To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof compares the rape...

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January 25, 2010

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5 Juvenile Detainees Report Staff Molestation

By Kristina Davis  |  San Diego Union Tribune  — OTAY MESA — County probation officials are reviewing how they...

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January 15, 2010

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Articles on Juvenile Representation in Daily Journal

The Daily Journal (California's daily legal newspaper) published a two-part article written by YLC Staff...

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January 15, 2010

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PERSPECTIVE: Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out

By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — The first part of this article explored the special skills and training...

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January 14, 2010

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Daily Journal Article re Specialty Training

PERSPECTIVE:  Juvenile Delinquency:  The Case for Specialty Training By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — Each year, more than 100,000...

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December 26, 2009

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Letter to the NY Times – A Look at Children and Orphanages

By Joan Kaufman, Mary Dozier and Carole Shauffer  |  New York Times  — To the Editor: Re “Study Suggests Orphanages...

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October 8, 2009

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Valley Mirror Investigates Abuses at Tehama Co. Juvenile Hall

YLC Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a Sacramento Valley Mirror series exposed alleged sexual...

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August 28, 2009

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California to Close Its Largest Juvenile Prison

By Michael Rothfeld  |  Los Angeles Times  — Reporting from Sacramento – The state is closing California's largest youth...

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August 26, 2009

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Fostering Connections to Success

By Alice Bussiere, Jennifer Pokempner, Jennifer Rodriguez  | YLC staff attorneys Jennifer Rodriguez and Alice Bussiere co-authored...

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June 15, 2009

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Mercury News Article re Lack of Mental Health Services

California's Locked-Up Children Languish without Mental Health Services By Karen de Sá  |  Mercury News  — The lengthy detention of...

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May 8, 2009

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Corene Kendrick on ABC Channel 7 May 10, 2009

Corene Kendrick will be on “Beyond the Headlines” at 10:00 a.m. this Sunday, May 10th,...

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April 17, 2009

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Sacramento Bee Article re Youth Jails Closure

Closure of Youth Jails Proposed in Cash-Strapped Sacramento County By Andy Furillo  |  Sacramento Bee  — Sacramento County probation officials...

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March 26, 2009

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Santa Clara County Jails Youngest Child Ever

By Karen de Sa  |  Mercury News  — One of the youngest children ever to be locked up in...

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March 16, 2009

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Governor Schwarzenegger’s Support of AB 12

In his March 9, 2009, press conference, Governor Schwarzenegger issued a statement of support for...

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December 22, 2008

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Hosptial for Young Inmates Urged

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske  |  L.A. Times  — In a move to improve mental healthcare in the troubled juvenile justice...

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December 17, 2008

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Law Review Article Just Published

By Sue Burrell, Corene Kendrick & Brian Blalock  |  Stanford Law & Policy Review  — Sue Burrell, Corene Kendrick...

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September 18, 2008

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Proposition 6’s Answer to Safety Issues: Jail, Jail and More Jail

By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — FORUM COLUMN On this November's crowded initiative ballot, voters will encounter a reassuringly...

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July 30, 2008

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Oregonian Article re Oregon Adoption Assistance Lawsuit

An Overdue Settlement - The State Rightfully Agrees to Pay $ 1.7 Million to Families...

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July 29, 2008

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Settlement to Repay Adoptive Families

By Karen McCowan  |  Register-Guard  — The state of Oregon has agreed to pay a combined $1.7 million to...

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June 21, 2008

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Boy’s Abuse Was No Secret

By Ari B. Bllomekatz  |  Los Angeles Times  —  Friends and family say they suspected that Starkeisha Brown beat...

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June 6, 2008

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Herald Salinas Article re L.H. Settlement

Lawsuit Gives Paroled Youths New Set of Rules - Arrested Juvenile to Get Hearing in...

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June 5, 2008

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LA Times Article re L.H. Settlement

State OKs Changes for Juvenile Parole Violators -Settlement Promises Attorneys and Timely Hearings for Youths By...

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June 5, 2008

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Young Parolees Given Basic Rights

By Karen de Sa  |  Mercury News  — A significant legal settlement announced Wednesday grants thousands of juvenile parolees...

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May 23, 2008

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Carole Shauffer on NPR

Carole Shauffer was on NPR's Nation - "A Closer Look: Kids in Court" May 23,...

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May 12, 2008

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She Turned Her Life Around – Incarceration Spurs Change

By Jennifer Gentile  |  The Reporter  — Amanda Bell's life as a young adult was on a downward spiral....

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April 28, 2008

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Article on Juvenile Delinquency Courts

Court System for Juveniles in Disarray:  Study Says State Has Too Many Cases, Not Enough...

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March 2, 2008

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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 -...

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February 1, 2008

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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...

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January 31, 2008

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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...

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January 19, 2008

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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...

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September 23, 2007

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Drive to Give Youth Time

By Jocelyn Wiener  |  Sacramento Bee  — Three years ago, Christopher Rambadt was stabbed to death along the American...

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September 20, 2007

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Federal Judge Favors Juvenile Parolees in Due Process Suit

By Linda Rapattoni  |  Daily Journal  — SACRAMENTO - A federal judge ruled Wednesday the state's parole revocation system...

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August 22, 2007

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Visitors to Juvenile Hall Feel Stuck Too

By Susannah Rosenblatt  |  The Los Angeles Times  — On a typical Sunday morning in an industrial patch of...

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August 2, 2007

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The Incompletion Rule

San Francisco Chronicle  — JOSHUA LEONARD, executive director of an East Bay nonprofit agency that serves foster...

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July 27, 2007

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Foster Care Policy Unfair, Groups Say

By Alexa Hyland  |  Daily Journal  — Three nonprofit advocacy groups are claiming the California Department of Social Services'...

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July 25, 2007

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Article re Leonard v. Wagner

Suit Demands California Stop Forcing Children with Disabilities Out of Foster Care at Age 18 (San...

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July 25, 2007

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California Foster Children with Disabilities Lawsuit

Legal action taken against the California Department of Social Services by three nonprofit advocacy groups. (San Francisco,...

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May 30, 2007

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Article re Clark County Child Welfare System

Outlook Improves for Child Welfare System Overload in Child Welfare Has a Brutal Backlash. By Lisa Kim...

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March 12, 2007

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Fire at L.A. Juvenile Hall Signals Wider Issue for Youth Lockups

By Susan McRae  |  The San Francisco Daily Journal  — LOS ANGELES - Despite federal monitoring of Los Angeles...

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November 9, 2006

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Article Re State Judge Rules Against Florida DCF

State Judge Rules Against Florida Department of Children and Families and in Favor of Foster...

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June 21, 2006

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L.H. v. Schwarzenegger Press Release

(Sacramento, CA – June 21, 2006) – A class action lawsuit filed today in federal...

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April 26, 2006

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Violence-Prone YA Still Fails Its Children, Its Taxpayers

By Sue Burrell and Jonathan Laba  |  SF Daily Journal - Forum Column  — Beginning in 2000, the California...

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April 4, 2006

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Lawsuit Filed Against Florida DCFS and Big Bend

Legal Action Taken Against the Florida Department of Children and Family Services and Private Contractor...

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April 4, 2006

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed for N. Florida Foster Children

Legal action taken against  the Florida Department of Children and Family Services and private contractor Big...

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