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10/19/2022
The Imprint staff reports
Jesse Hahnel, longtime executive director of the National Center for Youth Law, is leaving the Oakland-based organization.
8/24/2022
Intern Stormy Lukasavage calls on the federal government to address the links between child welfare and youth justice involvement.
12/6/2021
Martín Macías, Jr.
Following a model out of L.A., community-based organizations in California combine federal job training funds with other essential services for young people leaving foster care or probation — including housing and education support.
12/1/2021
Jeremy Loudenback
Illustration by Christine Ongjoco Dozens of young people locked up in California’s youth prison system have tested positive for COVID-19 — the latest outbreak at facilities that have struggled to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
11/4/2021
Julie Reynolds Martinez
As schools in California's Monterey Bay region have seen an uptick in student violence, some residents want police officers back on campus.
11/2/2021
A bipartisan group of Florida state lawmakers filed two companion bills that would prohibit juvenile court fees in the state.
10/19/2021
Madison Hunt
The creators of a nonprofit helping foster youth age out of the system, and a program to better launch young adults leaving lockups are among five New Yorkers awarded a prestigious local prize for their innovation.
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4/6/2021
As the state continues to shrink its juvenile justice system, a bill before the California State Legislature would limit probation supervision to six months for most youth arrested by police, regardless of the offense committed.
12/27/2020
Although the population of youth locked up in America plunged by two-thirds between 2000 and 2018, the country stubbornly continues to lead the world with its rate of 60 per 100,000, according to a new report.
11/9/2020
While George Gascón campaigned on making law enforcement agencies more accountable to the community, he also shared a detailed juvenile justice platform. Photo: Jeremy Loudenback Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón — who last week unseated incumbent prosecutor Jackie Lacey to be top cop in America’s second largest city — has vowed to act on his campaign pledge: Gascón has stated he will not pursue death penalty convictions and will “immediately stop prosecuting children as adults.”
