Youth Law Center News and Events

May 16, 2025

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Press Releases & Announcements

Former Youth Law Center Equal Justice Works Fellow Jennifer Troia Sworn in as Director of the California Department of S...

Pictured from left to right: Jennifer Rodriguez, Jennifer Troia, and Chantel Johnson at the swearing...

May 14, 2025

In the News, Juvenile Justice, Press Releases & Announcements

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...

May 13, 2025

In the News, Press Releases & Announcements

We are excited to welcome Bri Crawford to our team this fall as part of the Equal Justice Works 2025 Class of Fellows!

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2025— Equal Justice Works, the nation’s largest facilitator of opportunities in public...

May 12, 2025

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

A Bold New Vision for Foster Care

On any given day, nearly 400,000 children are in the U.S. foster care system, many...

April 25, 2025

Press Releases & Announcements

A Visionary for Youth Justice: Honoring James Bell

Photo credit: Juvenile Law Center Finding words to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of...

April 24, 2025

In the News, Press Releases & Announcements

Rapid Response to Trump’s School Discipline Executive Order

A preliminary analysis and summary of the Trump Administration's April 23rd, 2025, Executive Order on...

April 17, 2025

In the News, Juvenile Justice

4/14/25 from the San Diego Tribune: The law gives youth with criminal records a clean slate. Does it also prevent oversi...

Youth Law Center Directing Attorney Meredith Desautels is quoted in this article by Kelly Davis...

April 7, 2025

Juvenile Justice, Success & Impact

New Plan for California Alternative School Aims to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Support Success in Adulthoo...

For decades, the Youth Law Center has led efforts to limit and end the incarceration...

March 24, 2025

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Bridging the Digital Divide for Youth in Foster Care

In today’s digital world, lacking access to cell phones and the internet poses tremendous barriers...

January 31, 2025

In the News, Juvenile Justice

1/29/25 from The New York Times Magazine: “What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons: Lessons from A Ra...

The Youth Law Center was mentioned in a New York Times Magazine feature article, "What...

December 27, 2024

Press Releases & Announcements

Help the Youth Law Center Pursue Advocacy, Justice, and Hope for Children

The Youth Law Center is committed to ending the criminalization, institutionalization, and dehumanization of children...

December 19, 2024

Success & Impact

2024 in Review: In Pictures

In 2024 we scored some major victories and even celebrated our 45th anniversary! The pictures...