The Youth Law Center is working to keep you up-to-date on important news and events impacting youth in foster care and the juvenile justice system.

January 25, 2010

5 Juvenile Detainees Report Staff Molestation

By Kristina Davis  |  San Diego Union Tribune  —  OTAY MESA — County probation officials are...

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January 20, 2010

YLC Joins Effort to Protect Medicaid for Youth in the JJ System

YLC has joined other state and national organizations to urge House Speaker...

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January 15, 2010

Articles on Juvenile Representation in Daily Journal

The Daily Journal (California's daily legal newspaper) published a two-part article written...

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January 15, 2010

PERSPECTIVE: Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out

By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  —  The first part of this article explored the special...

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January 14, 2010

Daily Journal Article re Specialty Training

PERSPECTIVE:  Juvenile Delinquency:  The Case for Specialty Training By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — Each year,...

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January 13, 2010

Evaluation of the Guardian Ad Litem System in Nebraska

A report assessing Nebraska's system of child representation was released on January...

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January 13, 2010

YLC Mourns Loss of Jack Daniel

The Youth Law Center mourns the loss of Jack Daniel who spent...

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January 8, 2010

All County Letter Re Notification to Relatives

The California Department of Social Services has issued an All County Letter...

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December 26, 2009

Letter to the NY Times – A Look at Children and Orphanages

By Joan Kaufman, Mary Dozier and Carole Shauffer  |  New York Times  — To the Editor: Re...

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