11/7/2024: MJ Hart discusses Youth Law Center’s Pathways to Higher Education Project in the Special EDge Newsletter
“The goal, Hart said, is for every young person who has contact with the juvenile justice system to have the […]
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Youth Law Center Issues New Progress Report on Daniels v. Sacramento County – Implementation of Efforts to Prevent Unlicensed Care
California’s child welfare system has been undergoing essential reforms, driven by a commitment to improve the care and outcomes for
Youth Law Center and Other Advocates Influence New California Bill Improving Access to Education for Incarcerated Youth
On September 22, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2176, authored by California Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), into law,
We are suing the state of Tennessee
Dear Friends of the Youth Law Center, In late June, we, along with Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and the law
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Nashville Banner 7/15/24: Children in Tennessee Can Now be Tried as Adults for Shoplifting or Stealing a Gun, or Even Attempting
The law that went into effect July 1 is the first in Tennessee to allow transfer of children as young
Elevating Youth Voices and Leadership for Change!
The Statewide Youth Justice Leadership Cohort (SYJLC), coordinated by the Youth Law Center’s Pathways to Higher Education project, is composed
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Disability Rights Tennessee, Sanford Heisler Sharp, and the Youth Law Center File Lawsuit Against Tennessee for Illegal and Unconstitutional Neglect and Mistreatment of Vulnerable Youth
(Nashville, TN, June 26, 2024) Attorneys from Disability Rights Tennessee, Sanford Heisler Sharp, and the Youth Law Center filed a
Youth Law Center Brief: Ensuring Access to Voting Rights for California Youth Confined in County Juvenile Facilities
In this edition of the Youth Law Center Brief, we introduce our newly published report, Elevating the Voting Rights of
New Report Issues Call To Action to Ensure Voting Access for Youth Confined in County Juvenile Facilities
For Release: April 18, 2024 New Report Issues Call To Action to Ensure Voting Access for Youth Confined in County
The Commercial Appeal 2/21/24: After reports of problems in TN juvenile justice facilities, new report outlines solutions
“The measures detailed by the report would shrink the footprint of the juvenile justice system but expand community and family
New Report is an Urgent Call to Action for Improving Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System
For Release: February 15, 2024 New Report is an Urgent Call to Action for Improving Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice System Actions
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Youth Law Center 2023 Advocacy for Impact: Part 2. Juvenile Justice Systems in California and Nationwide
The Youth Law Center’s advocacy work to change systems through impact litigation, movement lawyering, policy reform, collaboration, public education and