Issues in Juvenile Justice

New Policy re Good Time Credits toward Release at CDCR: Truth, Misrepresentation, and Panic

May 5, 2021

On Friday afternoon, CDCR announced an amendment to its regulations regarding the earning of good time credits. It’s always important to pay attention to such regulations, because as Kevin Reitz,

BSCC Publishes Data on COVID-19 in Jails

August 3, 2020

Finally, the BSCC has published its COVID-19 data on juvenile and adult county facilities. But don’t rejoice yet: it’s very sparse. For Alameda County, Santa Rita Jail is still seeing

The Prefrontal Cortex Strikes Again: Bill to Raise Age for Trying Juveniles as Adults to 20

January 28, 2020

The Sac Bee reports:A California lawmaker argues that 18- and 19-year-olds aren’t mature enough to do prison time if they break the law, and so she has submitted a bill

Which Juveniles May Be Tried As Adults? CA Supreme Court to Decide

October 1, 2019

A legislative clash regarding the prosecution of juveniles in adult courts has reached the California Supreme Court. Bob Egelko of the Chron reports: At issue is whether youths under 16

Today in the Senate: Abolishing Solitary for Juveniles?

April 23, 2013

SB 61, proposed by Leland Yee and scheduled to be voted on today in the Senate, aims at abolishing solitary confinement for juvenile inmates, except for periods not exceeding 24

Underage Prostitution: A Policy Conundrum

October 1, 2010

Yesterday, our Hastings Criminal Justice Film Club watched the excellent documentary Very Young Girls, examining teenage prostitution in New York City, and especially the vulnerability of the girls and their

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