Youth Law Center News

By Karen de Sa  |  Mercury News  — A significant legal settlement announced Wednesday grants thousands of juvenile parolees fundamental due process rights […]

State OKs Changes for Juvenile Parole Violators -Settlement Promises Attorneys and Timely Hearings for Youths By Michael Rothfeld  |  Los Angeles Times  — […]

A settlement was reached on June 4, 2008, between the California Division of Juvenile Justice and juvenile parolees in L.H. […]

Settlement Announced by Division of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Parolees in Lawsuit over Lack of Due Process in Parole Proceedings […]

By Don Thompson  |  AP National Story  —   SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit Wednesday that accused the state of […]

Carole Shauffer was on NPR’s Nation – “A Closer Look: Kids in Court” May 23, 2008.  To listen to what […]

By Jennifer Gentile  |  The Reporter  — Amanda Bell’s life as a young adult was on a downward spiral. Now almost 27, the […]

The Youth Law Center is one of the grantees profiled in the final Haigh-Scatena Foundation report, "40 Years of Funding […]

Court System for Juveniles in Disarray:  Study Says State Has Too Many Cases, Not Enough Resources By Karen de Sa  |  Mercury […]

S.H. v. Stickrath has settled. The settlement is a comprehensive commitment by Ohio to move the state’s juvenile correctional model […]

Fresno is the third site to partner with the Youth Law Center to work toward improving the lives of very […]

The Youth Law Center is sponsoring S.B. 1147, which would require the Department of Health Care Services to adopt protocols […]