Article appearing in Chronicle of Social Change on SB 12, bill to grant extended foster care benefits to probation supervised youth.
Angel Enters Foster Care through Probation’s Door
Article in Chronicle of Social Change about pending legislation, SB 12, to extend foster care benefits to probation involved youth.
Widening Door on Extended Foster Care for Probation Youth
Articlein Chronicle of Social Change on how SB 12 will make it easier for foster youth in probation to get extended foster care benefits.
Letter from YLC sponsoring AB 388
Letter to Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro co-sponsoring SB 388
AB 388 Chaptered Text
Text of AB 388, bill requiring oversight on the use of law enforcement in group homes, limiting the unnecessary secure detention of foster youth and providing the same protections for foster youth that non-foster youth living at home with parents routinely receive when the come into contact with the delinquency system.
Letter re Mary Graham Children’s Center
Letter summarizing concerns at the Mary Graham Children’s Center around the number of children who end up in the juvenile justice system.
YLC Comments to ABA Juvenile Justice Standards Relating to Crossover, Dual Jurisdiction and Multisystem Youth
Youth Law Center comments on the ABA TASK FORCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS RELATING TO CROSSOVER, DUAL-JURISDICTION AND MULTI-SYSTEM YOUTH.
Letter to CPOC re AB 129 (Dual Status Children)
This letter spells out YLC’s concerns about the Draft All County Information Notice on the implementation of AB 129 (Dual Status Children).