Nell Bernstein

For years, a tireless group of parents trekked to the California state Capitol. Their goal: to shut down the California Youth Authority.

Project Change offers college classes inside San Mateo County’s juvenile hall, as California expands similar opportunities statewide.

Officials in Santa Clara County say girls brought into court can be better managed outside of lockup settings like camps and juvenile halls.

Four young men incarcerated in a Washington state youth prison are working to ensure future generations don't face decades-long sentences.

As California's youth prisons close, each of the state's counties have submitted plans to house and rehabilitate youth closer to home.

California's plan to close youth prisons includes investments in local juvenile halls, which critics say aren't rehabilitative or preventative.