Secure Juvenile Facilities

Categories: Child Welfare, Detention, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile justice legal issues, Juvenile Justice Reform, Placement/Confinement, Secure Juvenile Facilities

Categories: Child Welfare, Crossover Youth, Detention, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile justice legal issues, Juvenile Justice Reform, Placement/Confinement, Secure Juvenile Facilities

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

Letter to Governor Brown requesting his signature; a bill limiting use of solitary confinement for...

Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Legal/policy issues

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

Categories: Detention, Juvenile justice legal issues, Standards/enforcement

Public Comments from Youth Advocates on Department of Health and Human Services' Interim Final Rule...

Categories: Legal Rights/Placement, Standards/enforcement

Article in San Diego City Beat on SB 124 (Leno), a in the California legislature...

Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Standards/enforcement

Statement of the Youth Law Center, Reassessing Solitary Confinemnet II: The Human Rights, Fiscal and...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement

These are public comments from youth advocates on proposed standards for the implementation of the...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement

In response to recent disclosures concerning the California Youth Authority, on May 16, 2000, the Senate...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues

Article in the Daily Journal Forum Column about efforts to reform the California Youth Authority...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues

This 2006 presentation at the California Public Defender Association meeting in Monterey covers changes at...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues

This letter expresses YLC concerns regarding proposed changes to pepper spray regulations in Texas. ...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

This article is about trauma and the environment of care – the way detention itself...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Mental health needs

Rocky Mountain News article about the filing of E.R. v. McDonnell, a juvenile detention center...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Rocky Mountain News article about the settlement in E. R. v. McDonnell, a lawsuit in...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Orange County Register article about the results of the trial in Hollingsworth v. Orange County,...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

LA Times article about the conclusion of the trial in our case, Hollingsworth v. Orange...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Denver Post op ed piece about E.R v. McDonnell, a case in which the Youth...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Denver Post article about the settlement reached in the case, E.R. v. McDonnell, where the...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Danny O. v. Bowman was a federal class action suit on behalf of all youth...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

YLC Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for this four part Sacramento Valley Mirror series...

Categories: Detention, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy issues

Nick O. v. Terhune was a federal class action challenging the failure of the defendants...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Special education, Training school

Willie M. v. Hunt was a federal civil rights lawsuit that challenged the state's failure...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Mental health needs, Specific services/programs, Training school

Willie M. v. Hunt was a federal civil rights lawsuit that challenged the state's failure...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Mental health needs, Specific services/programs, Training school

Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners was a state court action to insure that...

Categories: Detention, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues

Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners was a state court action to insure that...

Categories: Detention, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues

This lawsuit was filed in May 2000, challenging the failure of the California Youth Authority...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Mental health needs, Specific services/programs, Training school

This lawsuit was filed in May 2000, challenging the failure of the California Youth Authority...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Mental health needs, Specific services/programs, Training school

This lawsuit was filed in May 2000, challenging the failure of the California Youth Authority...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Mental health needs, Specific services/programs, Training school

Steven L. v. Kern County challenged the policies at the Kern County Juvenile Hall and...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Steven L. v. Kern County challenged the policies at the Kern County Juvenile Hall and...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Shaw v. San Francisco challenged various illegal policies, practices and conditions of confinement at the...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Shaw v. San Francisco challenged various illegal policies, practices and conditions of confinement at the...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Robert K. v. Bell was a federal class action brought by nine children who were...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...

Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school

S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...

Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school

S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...

Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school

S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...

Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school

Nick O. v. Terhune was a federal class action challenging the failure of the defendants...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Special education, Training school

In Milonas v. Williams, staff attorneys challenged conditions at a secure residential facility in Provo....

Categories: Legal/policy issues

In Milonas v. Williams, staff attorneys challenged conditions at a secure residential facility in Provo....

Categories: Legal/policy issues

Johnnie K. v. Crist was a civil rights action brought by juveniles confined in the...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Johnnie K. v. Crist was a civil rights action brought by juveniles confined in the...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Jane G. v. Solano County was filed on behalf of a 17-year-old girl who was...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Jane G. v. Solano County was filed on behalf of a 17-year-old girl who was...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Hollingsworth v. Orange County was a conditions of confinement case filed in state court. The...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Right to Counsel

Hollingsworth v. Orange County was a conditions of confinement case filed in state court. The...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Right to Counsel

Gary H. v. Hegstrom challenged the conditions of confinement and adequacy of treatment programs for...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Gary H. v. Hegstrom challenged the conditions of confinement and adequacy of treatment programs for...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

G.C. v. Coler was a federal, class action lawsuit brought on behalf of children confined...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

G.C. v. Coler was a federal, class action lawsuit brought on behalf of children confined...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

E.R. v. McDonnell, was filed in December 1995, on behalf of two children confined in...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

E.R. v. McDonnell, was filed in December 1995, on behalf of two children confined in...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Doe v. Younger challenged the conditions of confinement for juveniles at the Kenton County Detention...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Doe v. Younger challenged the conditions of confinement for juveniles at the Kenton County Detention...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Doe v. Foti was a civil rights class action challenging conditions of confinement for juveniles...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Doe v. Foti was a civil rights class action challenging conditions of confinement for juveniles...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Danny O. v. Bowman was a federal class action suit on behalf of all youth...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

D.J.R. v. Christean was a federal civil rights class action which challenged the use of...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Standards/enforcement

Clarence M. v. Yakima was a civil rights action for declaratory judgment, permanent injunction, damages...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Clarence M. v. Yakima was a civil rights action for declaratory judgment, permanent injunction, damages...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Christina A. v. Bloomberg challenged the conditions of confinement at the South Dakota State Training...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Christina A. v. Bloomberg challenged the conditions of confinement at the South Dakota State Training...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Bobby M. v. Martinez, a federal class action, was brought on behalf of the 1,000...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Bobby M. v. Martinez, a federal class action, was brought on behalf of the 1,000...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Anthony C. v. Pima County was filed in 1982 to challenge a number of practices...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

This report describes a project undertaken when the California Legislature defunded state inspections of juvenile...

Categories: Detention, Inspection / assessment material, Legal/policy issues

Anthony C. v. Pima County was filed in 1982 to challenge a number of practices...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Aguilar v. Mitchell was a federal court action involving conditions of confinement of children in...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

Since 2002, YLC staff has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico...

Categories: Legal/policy issues, Training school

Youth Law Center joined other advocacy organizations in submitting formal comments to Attorney General Eric...

Categories: Standards/enforcement

This is a short discussion of strategies defenders may use to address individual client situations...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues

This is the first in a series of papers on conditions of confinement issues for...

Categories: Legal/policy issues

First year report and strategic plan.

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, Alternative education, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues

This publication describes the process the Youth Law Center underwent to conduct a series of...

Categories: Alternative education, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues, Special education

This article explores the human impact of crowding as actually observed in detention centers around...

Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Legal/policy issues