Closure of Youth Jails Proposed in Cash-Strapped Sacramento County By Andy Furillo | Sacramento Bee — Sacramento County probation officials have proposed shutting […]
Sacramento Bee Article re Youth Jails Closure View More
Additional child welfare bills that the Youth Law Center is supporting are AB 154 that will inform adoptive parents about the availability
YLC Supporting AB 154, AB 47 and SB114 View More
YLC is supporting AB 938, which provides for early identification and notification of relatives of children who have removed from
YLC Supporting AB 938 View More
We have signed on to an amicus brief in a strip search case, Safford v. Redding, that is going before the Supreme
Signing on to Amicus View More
By Karen de Sa | Mercury News — One of the youngest children ever to be locked up in Santa Clara County spent
Santa Clara County Jails Youngest Child Ever View More
In his March 9, 2009, press conference, Governor Schwarzenegger issued a statement of support for A.B. 12, the California Fostering
Governor Schwarzenegger’s Support of AB 12 View More
U.S. District Court Judge Karlton recognized the Youth Law Center and its co-counsel for their outstanding work in L.H. v.
YLC Awarded Attorney Fees in L.H. v. Schwarzenegger View More
The Youth Law Center is co-sponsor of the 2009 California Working Families Policy Summit to be held January 13 at
California Working Families Policy Summit January 13, 2009 View More
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske | L.A. Times — In a move to improve mental healthcare in the troubled juvenile justice system, Los Angeles County
Hosptial for Young Inmates Urged View More
By Sue Burrell, Corene Kendrick & Brian Blalock | Stanford Law & Policy Review — Sue Burrell, Corene Kendrick and Brian Blalock’s article
Law Review Article Just Published View More
The Youth Law Center is pleased to announce that Damon King has received a Skadden Fellowship to work at the
Damon King New Skadden Fellow View More
The California Judicial Council has revised juvenile court rules governing the release of confidential records to provide additional protections for
Revised Juvenile Court Rules View More
