Youth Law Center News

By Ari B. Bllomekatz  |  Los Angeles Times  —  Friends and family say they suspected that Starkeisha Brown beat her 5-year-old son — but […]

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 19th annual Kids Count Data Book is now available. The annual Data Book is a […]

Corene Kendrick will be one of the panelists on the Commonwealth Club’s panel, “Fostering California’s Future:  Mental Health Care Changes”.  The presentaion […]

Lawsuit Gives Paroled Youths New Set of Rules – Arrested Juvenile to Get Hearing in 13 Days By Julia Reynolds  |  Herald […]

State OKs Changes for Juvenile Parole Violators -Settlement Promises Attorneys and Timely Hearings for Youths By Michael Rothfeld  |  Los Angeles Times  — […]

By Bob Egelko  |  San Francisco Chronicle  —   The state agreed Wednesday to hold prompt hearings and protect the rights of juvenile parolees […]

California Settlement Extends Adult Parollee Rights to Juvenile Offenders By Andy Furillo  |  Sacramento Bee  — Inmates rights lawyers and the state settled […]

By Karen de Sa  |  Mercury News  — A significant legal settlement announced Wednesday grants thousands of juvenile parolees fundamental due process rights […]

Settlement Announced by Division of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Parolees in Lawsuit over Lack of Due Process in Parole Proceedings […]

By Don Thompson  |  AP National Story  —   SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit Wednesday that accused the state of […]

A settlement was reached on June 4, 2008, between the California Division of Juvenile Justice and juvenile parolees in L.H. […]

Carole Shauffer was on NPR’s Nation – “A Closer Look: Kids in Court” May 23, 2008.  To listen to what […]