Youth Law Center News

YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed by the Daily Journal and Bay Citizen newspapers in connection with a February […]

Report: State Should Shut Down Youth Prison System – Governor’s plan gains new support, but many prosecutors remain opposed By […]

By Trey Bundy  |  The New York Times and the Bay Citizen  — How many adults does it take to supervise a playground? […]

The Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care will be removed from the list of California programs to be […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2012 OUTGOING DIRECTOR CAROLE SHAUFFER WILL CONTINUE TO SPEARHEAD YLC’S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES The Youth Law […]

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell co-presented a workshop January 21, 2012, on Collateral Consequences of Sustained Petitions in Juvenile Court […]

By Vanessa Angiuli  |  Daily Nexus  — Several Santa Barbara County juvenile detention facilities have joined the “Baby Elmo” program, which helps young […]

County’s Baby Elmo Program Reunites Incarcerated Teen Parents with Their Children By Lara Cooper  |  Noozhawk  — Baby Elmo programs in Santa Barbara […]

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a KPIX CBS (Channel 5) news story on the Governor’s budget proposal […]

By Kelli Kennedy  |  The Miami Herald  — For decades, it was common for officials around the country to approve foster parents by […]

Youth Law Center attorneys Alice Bussiere, Jennifer Rodriguez and Sue Burrell spoke at the statewide Beyond the Bench Conference held […]

San Francisco, California — The Youth Law Center announced today that it will give its highest honor to four leading […]