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.

September 29, 2009

Marquez v Calif. Dept. of Health Care Services – Filed

The Youth Law Center, along with other legal advocates, have filed a...

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September 22, 2009

PJDC Launches New Website!

The Pacific Juvenile Defense Center (PJDC) announces the creation of its new...

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September 4, 2009

ACLU and CYFD Reach Agreement on JJ Facilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 4, 2009 Contact: Peter Simonson, ACLU of NM...

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September 4, 2009

ACLU-NM v. New Mexico CYFD Settles

The Youth Law Center and the ACLU of New Mexico have settled...

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August 28, 2009

California to Close Its Largest Juvenile Prison

By Michael Rothfeld  |  Los Angeles Times  —  Reporting from Sacramento – The state is closing...

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August 28, 2009

Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility to Close

YLC salutes the announcement of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...

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August 26, 2009

Fostering Connections to Success

By Alice Bussiere, Jennifer Pokempner, Jennifer Rodriguez  | YLC staff attorneys Jennifer Rodriguez and...

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August 21, 2009

YLC Works on Sam M. v. Carcieri Amicus Brief

The Youth Law Center joined fourteen other children's advocacy organizations in an...

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August 19, 2009

Evaluation of GALs in Nebraska

YLC Staff Attorney Corene Kendrick is working with Madelyn Freundlich, Senior Child...

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