Youth Law Center News

By Jennifer Gentile  |  The Reporter  — Amanda Bell’s life as a young adult was on a downward spiral. Now almost 27, the […]

The Youth Law Center is one of the grantees profiled in the final Haigh-Scatena Foundation report, "40 Years of Funding […]

Court System for Juveniles in Disarray:  Study Says State Has Too Many Cases, Not Enough Resources By Karen de Sa  |  Mercury […]

S.H. v. Stickrath has settled. The settlement is a comprehensive commitment by Ohio to move the state’s juvenile correctional model […]

Fresno is the third site to partner with the Youth Law Center to work toward improving the lives of very […]

The Youth Law Center is sponsoring S.B. 1147, which would require the Department of Health Care Services to adopt protocols […]

Juvenile Justice Reform on Track in Ohio – Class Action Settlement Filed COLUMBUS, OH – A comprehensive class action settlement […]

By HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press Writer  |  AP National Story  — COLUMBIA, Miss. – The Columbia Training School – pleasant on the outside, […]

San Francisco and Fresno Counties join Detroit, Michigan to ensure that child welfare serves young children in a manner and […]

Orange, Fresno and Yolo Counties are implementing the Baby Elmo Parenting Program, which is designed to support visit between incarcerated […]

By Magee  | Judge in L.H. v. Schwarzenegger orders defendants to appoint counsel to represent each and every juvenile parolee in […]

(Sacramento, CA – January 29, 2008) – A federal judge ruled today that the California Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) […]