Training in Indiana
YLC staff Sue Burrell, Corene Kendrick and Deborah Escobedo will be heading to Indianapolis, Indiana to present an all-day workshop […]
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ACLU and CYFD Reach Agreement on JJ Facilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 4, 2009 Contact: Peter Simonson, ACLU of NM Executive Director (505) 266-5915 x1002 ALBUQUERQUE— In
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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 prison as the population
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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 an article with Juvenile
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Damon King, Skadden Fellow to Begin Work at YLC
Damon King, our Skadden Fellow, will begin work here on September 14th. His project is to enforce the rights of
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Nicole M. Lewis Joins the YLC Board of Directors
The Youth Law Center is happy to announce that Nicole M. Lewis has just joined our board. Ms. Lewis is
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People v. Nguyen Decision a Disappointment
The California Supreme Court ruled on July 2, 2009, that juvenile felony adjudications count as “strikes” under California’s Three Strikes
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Strip Search of 13 Year Old Student Unconstitutional
The Youth Law Center celebrates the United State Supreme Court decision in Safford v. Redding, finding unconstitutional the strip search
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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 a mentally ill
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No Discrimination Against Foster Children with Disabilities
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch ruled on June 4th that California state foster care officials must comply with
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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 have proposed shutting
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YLC Supporting AB 154, AB 47 and SB114
Additional child welfare bills that the Youth Law Center is supporting are AB 154 that will inform adoptive parents about the availability
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