Juvenile justice legal issues

May 1, 2015

Letter to Santa Clara Board of Supervisors

Letter from YLC to Santa Clara Board of Supervisors opposing use of pepper spray in juvenile hall.

December 15, 2014

Report by the Justice Policy Institute outlining the costs of juvenile incarceration.

December 15, 2014

Op-ed by YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell on the cost of juvenile detention published by the Sacramento Bee

July 28, 2014

Complaint to the Department of Justice over Pepper Spray and Mistreatment of Youth in San Diego Juvenile Halls.

June 25, 2014

Article in SF Gate regarding modification of SB 838 by removing two year mandatory minimum sentencing requirements

December 6, 2012

Amicus where George T., the teenager- in this case, was incarcerated for several months and made a ward of the

November 21, 2012

This is a December 13, 1999 Daily Journal article on Proposition 21, a voter inititative that dramatically changed juvenile law

November 16, 2012

YLC Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for this four part Sacramento Valley Mirror series that exposed alleged sexual misconduct by

October 3, 2012

The Youth Law Center participated in this case as amicus curiae in a brief on behalf of Savana filed by

September 19, 2012

This extensive article covers issues such as gangs in a societal context, the difficulty in defining gang activity, and issues