Detention
Families Not Facilities: Workable Solutions to Protect the Vulnerable Youth in the Department of Children’s Servicesâ€...
Categories: Child Welfare, Detention, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile justice legal issues, Juvenile Justice Reform, Placement/Confinement, Secure Juvenile Facilities
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Calling Out the Harms of Incarceration: Using Research to Fight Confinement of Youth
Categories: Detention, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice Reform, Placement/Confinement
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Designed to Fail: A Report on Wilder Youth Development Center, a Department of Children’s Services Facility
Categories: Child Welfare, Crossover Youth, Detention, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile justice legal issues, Juvenile Justice Reform, Placement/Confinement, Secure Juvenile Facilities
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Youth Returning to the Community from Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Guide for Advocates
No child should remain in custody due to the lack of a reentry plan. Now...
Categories: Access to care, Aging Out/Transition, Detention, Disposition/placement, Education, Group Homes/Non-Secure Placement, Health, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Placement/Confinement, Public Benefits/Funding, Reducing Incarceration, Secure Juvenile Facilities
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SB 1143 Support Letter – Request for Signature
Letter to Governor Brown requesting his signature; a bill limiting use of solitary confinement for...
Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Legal/policy issues
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Educators Routinely Ignore a Captive Audience- Schools in Juvenile Justice Get an F
Educators Routinely Ignore a Captive Audience - Schools in Juvenile Hall Get An F. ...
Categories: Alternative education, Detention, Discipline/truancy, English learner/migrant/homeless, Enrollment/re-entry
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Locked Up and Alone
Article exploring solitary confinement in juvenile facilities against the backdrop of SB 124 (Leno), currently...
Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement
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Letter to Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
Letter from YLC to Santa Clara Board of Supervisors opposing use of pepper spray in...
Categories: Detention, Juvenile justice legal issues, Standards/enforcement
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San Diego City Beat “Legislation seeks to end isolation in juvenile facilities”
Article in San Diego City Beat on SB 124 (Leno), a in the California legislature...
Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Standards/enforcement
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AB 388: What Group Home Staff Need to Know
Fact Sheet on AB 388: What Group Home Staff Need to Know. AB...
Categories: Congregate care, Detention, Inspection/assessment material, Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement
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AB 388: What Youth Advocates Need to Know
Fact Sheet on AB 388: What Youth Advocates Need to Know. AB 388,...
Categories: Congregate care, Detention, Inspection/assessment material, Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement
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AB 388: New Protections for Youth In Group Homes
Fact Sheet on AB 388, a new law taking effect January 1, 2015, designed to...
Categories: Congregate care, Detention, Inspection/assessment material, Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement
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AB 388: What Social Workers Need to Know
Fact sheet for social workers on AB 388: a new law taking effect January 1,...
Categories: Congregate care, Detention, Inspection/assessment material, Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement
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Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration
Report by the Justice Policy Institute outlining the costs of juvenile incarceration.
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources
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Juvenile Justice Can Be Less Expensive and More Effective
Op-ed by YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell on the cost of juvenile detention published by...
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources
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Op-Ed: Incarcerating Disturbed Youth Is a Flawed Response
YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell, wrote an op ed piece for the CT Mirror, Incarcerating...
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Detention, LGBTQ
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SF Gate (AP).Groups Seeks Probe Into Pepper Spray Use
AP article appearing in SFGate.com on Complaint filed with DOJ over use of pepper spray...
Categories: Detention
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SD Tribune article – Pepper Spray, Searches Draw Complaint
Article in San Diego Union Tribune on Complaint filed with DOJ over Use of Pepper...
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San Diego City Beat – Civil Rights Groups Blast San Diego County Over Pepper Spray in Juvenile Halls
article in Sn Diego City Beat on DOJ complaint filed over pepper spray use in...
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San Diego Union Tribune (AP) – Groups Seek Probe Into Pepper Spray Use
Article appearing in the San Diego Union Tribune on complaint filed with DOJ by Youth...
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San Diego City Beat “Civil Rights Groups Blast San Diego County over Pepper Spray in Juvenile Halls
Article by Dave Maass and Kelly Davis on DOJ Complaint filed by Youth Law Center...
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Press Release
Press Release on DOJ Complaint Over Pepper Spray in San Diego Juvenile Halls
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DOJ Complaint
Complaint to the Department of Justice over Pepper Spray and Mistreatment of Youth in San...
Categories: Detention, Juvenile justice legal issues
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ACLU Sues Over Center’s “Cruel” Conditions
Rocky Mountain News article about the filing of E.R. v. McDonnell, a juvenile detention center...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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State Settles Gilliam Lawsuit
Rocky Mountain News article about the settlement in E. R. v. McDonnell, a lawsuit in...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Judge Limits O.C.’s Use of Restraints on Youths
Orange County Register article about the results of the trial in Hollingsworth v. Orange County,...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Judge Orders Reform at O.C. Juvenile Hall
LA Times article about the conclusion of the trial in our case, Hollingsworth v. Orange...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Gilliam Changes Welcome, but Delay Was Unforgivable
Denver Post op ed piece about E.R v. McDonnell, a case in which the Youth...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Gilliam Youth Center Reform Plan Hailed
Denver Post article about the settlement reached in the case, E.R. v. McDonnell, where the...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Challenging Lenthy Post-Disposition Commitments to Juvenile Halls
The purpose of this memorandum is to address ways to challenge the imposition of lengthy...
Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement
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Ricardo M. – Cases on Commitment to Juvenile Hall
Cases on commitment to juvenile hall in chronological order. Note that the statutes have...
Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement
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Youth with Developmental Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System – Power point Presentation
This power point presentation summarizes the results of a survey of probation departments. It...
Categories: Detention, Developmental disabilities, Disposition/placement
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The Dangers of Detention – PowerPoint Presentation
This powerpoint presentation highlights the negative impact of detention.
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Detention
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Sacramento Valley Mirror’s Sex, Drugs and Violence in Tehama Juvenile Hall
YLC Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for this four part Sacramento Valley Mirror series...
Categories: Detention, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy issues
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Tommy P.v. Board of County Commissioners Memorandum and Judgment
Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners was a state court action to insure that...
Categories: Detention, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues
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Tommy P. v. Board of Commissioners First Amended Complaint
Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners was a state court action to insure that...
Categories: Detention, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues
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Steven L. v. Kern County Settlement Agreement
Steven L. v. Kern County challenged the policies at the Kern County Juvenile Hall and...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Steven L. v. Kern County First Amended Complaint
Steven L. v. Kern County challenged the policies at the Kern County Juvenile Hall and...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Shaw v. San Francisco Settlement Agreement
Shaw v. San Francisco challenged various illegal policies, practices and conditions of confinement at the...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Shaw v. San Francisco Complaint
Shaw v. San Francisco challenged various illegal policies, practices and conditions of confinement at the...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Jane G. v. Solano County Settlement Agreement and Order
Jane G. v. Solano County was filed on behalf of a 17-year-old girl who was...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Jane G. v. Solano County Complaint
Jane G. v. Solano County was filed on behalf of a 17-year-old girl who was...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Hollingsworth v. Orange County Statement of Decision and Judgment
Hollingsworth v. Orange County was a conditions of confinement case filed in state court. The...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Right to Counsel
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Hollingsworth v. Orange County Third Amended Complaint
Hollingsworth v. Orange County was a conditions of confinement case filed in state court. The...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Right to Counsel
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G.C. v. Coler Settlement Agreement
G.C. v. Coler was a federal, class action lawsuit brought on behalf of children confined...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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G.C. v. Coler Second Amended Complaint
G.C. v. Coler was a federal, class action lawsuit brought on behalf of children confined...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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E.R. v. McDonnell Settlement Agreement and Order
E.R. v. McDonnell, was filed in December 1995, on behalf of two children confined in...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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E.R. v. McDonnell First Amended Complaint
E.R. v. McDonnell, was filed in December 1995, on behalf of two children confined in...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Doe v. Younger Settlement Agreement
Doe v. Younger challenged the conditions of confinement for juveniles at the Kenton County Detention...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Doe v. Younger Amended Complaint
Doe v. Younger challenged the conditions of confinement for juveniles at the Kenton County Detention...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Doe v. Foti Consent Decree
Doe v. Foti was a civil rights class action challenging conditions of confinement for juveniles...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Doe v. Foti Complaint
Doe v. Foti was a civil rights class action challenging conditions of confinement for juveniles...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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D.J.R. v. Christean Consent Decree
D.J.R. v. Christean was a federal civil rights class action which challenged the use of...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement
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Clarence M. v. Yakima Parital Consent Judgment
Clarence M. v. Yakima was a civil rights action for declaratory judgment, permanent injunction, damages...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Clarence M. v. Yakima Amended Complaint
Clarence M. v. Yakima was a civil rights action for declaratory judgment, permanent injunction, damages...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Anthony C. v. Pima County Stipulation and Agreement
Anthony C. v. Pima County was filed in 1982 to challenge a number of practices...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Working Together: Building Local Monitoring Capacity for Juvenile Detention Centers
This report describes a project undertaken when the California Legislature defunded state inspections of juvenile...
Categories: Detention, Inspection / assessment material, Legal/policy issues
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Anthony C. v. Pima County Complaint
Anthony C. v. Pima County was filed in 1982 to challenge a number of practices...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Aguilar v. Mitchell Complaint
Aguilar v. Mitchell was a federal court action involving conditions of confinement of children in...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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Energy Efficient Strategies for Defenders to Improve Conditions for Clents in Custody
This is a short discussion of strategies defenders may use to address individual client situations...
Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues
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The Human Impact of Crowding in Juvenile Detention
This article explores the human impact of crowding as actually observed in detention centers around...
Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Legal/policy issues
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