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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Juvenile Justice

The data shows that victims of youth crime rarely receive full financial restitution. The Edwards family holds photos of lost loved ones at a picnic for crime survivors in Los Angeles last weekend. (LaNaisha Edwards)
Hearing Friday on Bill to Halt Restitution Fines for Juvenile Crime

A bill will be heard in the State Senate Appropriations Committee tomorrow that would stop requiring youths convicted of a crime to pay restitution…

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Los datos muestran que las víctimas de delitos juveniles rara vez reciben una restitución financiera completa. (Alex/Adobestock)
Proyecto de ley podría detener multas de restitución por delitos juveniles

Mañana se escuchará en el Comité de Asignaciones del Senado estatal un proyecto de ley para dejar de exigir que los jóvenes conden…

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Legislators are expected to introduce bills in the upcoming session to ban pretextual stops and consent searches. (Dusanpetkovic1/Adobestock)
Data on CA Police Stops Confirms Continuing Racial Disparities

Black teenagers ages 15 to 17 are six times more likely to be searched by police compared with their white counterparts, according to a report from …

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Research shows that counseling is an effective tool to slow the school-to-prison pipeline. (Seventy Four/Adobestock)
L.A. County Creates New Department of Youth Development

Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous county, is revamping its approach to juvenile justice, launching a new Department of Youth Development…

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Contraay to popular belief, youth crime did not surge during the pandemic and has been falling for two decades. (Digitalskillet1/Adobe Stock)
New Data Debunks Narrative of Youth Crime Wave

A new report from The Sentencing Project debunks the myth of a post-pandemic crime wave fueled by young people. In March, Congress held a hearing …

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A new report recommends limiting the types of offenses that can land youth in detention. (Chatiyanon/Adobestock)
Report: U.S. Incarcerated 250,000 Kids in 2019

Almost a quarter-million American children were incarcerated in 2019, according to a new report called "Too Many Closed Doors" from the Sentencing …

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More than a dozen school districts across California have begun to reassess their school resource officer programs, in an effort to limit the number of students entering the justice system. (Simone/Adobestock).
Calls to Reconsider Police in Schools After Teen Shot by Officer Likely to Die

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Mona Rodriguez, the teen mom shot by a school resource officer in Long Beach, is brain dead and is expected to be taken off life …

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Juvenile justice experts say the best response to common teenage misbehavior like smoking marijuana, petty theft or vandalism is counseling, not an arrest. (JDAI/AZ)
Racial Gap Among CA Youth Behind Bars Improves, But Remains High

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Despite decades of juvenile justice reforms, California is still incarcerating kids of color much more often than their white …

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Among the facilities set to close is the N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton, CA. (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice)
State Juvenile Prison System Winds Down as County Systems Gear Up

STOCKTON, Calif. -- California is putting the final touches on longstanding plans to close the state's juvenile prisons and start serving all justice-…

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El COVID Obliga a Grandes Cambios en Programas de Educación Carcelaria

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Como en las universidades tradicionales, los programas educativos en prisión han tenido que hacer grandes cambios a …

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Santa Cruz County is one of four county model sites that trains other agencies as part of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative. (Youth Justice Coalition)
Numbers in Juvenile Detention Drop 24% During Pandemic

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. -- A new survey of local secure youth detention centers shows their population dropped by almost one-quarter in March…

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Los líderes estudiantiles piden ayuda a los administradores de universidades de California, incluyendo acceso continuo a los servicios de salud de los campus y asistencia para estudiantes con discapacidades. (Campaign for College Opportunity)
Estudiantes de CA presionan a Universidades para que Ayuden en Crisis del COVID

Sacramento, CA - La Mesa Redonda de Defensa de la Educación Superior para Estudiantes de California ("California Students Higher Education …

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