Youth Law Center News and Events

February 12, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC Staff Attorney Jennifer Rodriguez to Host Webinar

By Jennifer Rodriguez  | YLC Staff Attorney Jennifer Rodriguez will be facilitating a webinar on Improving Outcomes...

February 10, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

YLC’s Letter to the New York Times Re: Restraints

Sue Burrell and Corene Kendrick's letter to the editor was printed in the New York...

February 7, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Protecting Youth in Prisons From Violence and Abuse

By Sue Burrell and Corene Kendrick  |  New York Times  — To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof compares the rape...

January 25, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

5 Juvenile Detainees Report Staff Molestation

By Kristina Davis  |  San Diego Union Tribune  — OTAY MESA — County probation officials are reviewing how they...

January 20, 2010

Juvenile Justice

YLC Joins Effort to Protect Medicaid for Youth in the JJ System

YLC has joined other state and national organizations to urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to...

January 15, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Articles on Juvenile Representation in Daily Journal

The Daily Journal (California's daily legal newspaper) published a two-part article written by YLC Staff...

January 15, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News, Juvenile Justice

PERSPECTIVE: Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out

By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — The first part of this article explored the special skills and training...

January 14, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Daily Journal Article re Specialty Training

PERSPECTIVE:  Juvenile Delinquency:  The Case for Specialty Training By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — Each year, more than 100,000...

January 13, 2010

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Evaluation of the Guardian Ad Litem System in Nebraska

A report assessing Nebraska's system of child representation was released on January 9, 2010. The...

January 13, 2010

Juvenile Justice

YLC Mourns Loss of Jack Daniel

The Youth Law Center mourns the loss of Jack Daniel who spent his entire legal...

January 8, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

All County Letter Re Notification to Relatives

The California Department of Social Services has issued an All County Letter (ACL) 09-86 concerning...

December 26, 2009

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Letter to the NY Times – A Look at Children and Orphanages

By Joan Kaufman, Mary Dozier and Carole Shauffer  |  New York Times  — To the Editor: Re “Study Suggests Orphanages...