California Budget Provides ‘Lifeline’ to Private Providers, While Making Cuts to Some Vital Child Welfare Programs.
A $321 billion spending plan approved last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom provided an emergency bailout to private foster […]
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San Diego Juvenile Halls Under Investigation by California Attorney General Bonta
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into allegations of civil rights abuses at San Diego County’s two
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A Bold New Vision for Foster Care
On any given day, nearly 400,000 children are in the U.S. foster care system, many after experiencing abuse, neglect, or
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New Plan for California Alternative School Aims to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Support Success in Adulthood
For decades, the Youth Law Center has led efforts to limit and end the incarceration of young people through policy
1/29/25 from The New York Times Magazine: “What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons: Lessons from A Radical 20-Year Experiment and A Quiet Triumph of Public Policy”
The Youth Law Center was mentioned in a New York Times Magazine feature article, “What Happened When America Emptied Its
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 had the pleasure of speaking
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8/13/24: Youth Law Center’s Kristina Tanner Discusses California Governor Newsom’s Investment in the Future of Youth in Foster Care in New Op-Ed
“Without basketball, I doubt I would have been able to work through the trauma I experienced. The sport gave me
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