Youth Law Center News and Events

August 27, 2008

Juvenile Justice

Facility Self-Inspections Prove Valuable in New Mexico

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative News  —  Detention facility self-inspections test whether facilities are meeting constitutional standards and...

August 11, 2008

Juvenile Justice

L.H. v. Schwarzenegger Task Force Meeting

As co-counsel in L.H. v. Schwarzenegger, we are bringing tegether juvenile defenders from around the...

August 7, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Corene Kendrick on NACC Conference Panel

On Monday, August 4, 2008, Corene Kendrick, YLC Staff Attorney, took part in a panel...

July 30, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Oregonian Article re Oregon Adoption Assistance Lawsuit

An Overdue Settlement - The State Rightfully Agrees to Pay $ 1.7 Million to Families...

July 29, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Settlement to Repay Adoptive Families

By Karen McCowan  |  Register-Guard  — The state of Oregon has agreed to pay a combined $1.7 million to...

July 28, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

ASW v. Oregon Settles

The Youth Law Center has settled A.S.W. v. Oregon (aka A.S.W. v. Mink), an Adoption...

July 21, 2008

Juvenile Justice

San Bernardino Starts Baby Elmo Project

San Bernardino Probation Department held the first session of the Baby Elmo Project, a hands...

June 21, 2008

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Boy’s Abuse Was No Secret

By Ari B. Bllomekatz  |  Los Angeles Times  —  Friends and family say they suspected that Starkeisha Brown beat...

June 16, 2008

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Juvenile Justice

Kids Count Data Book Available

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 19th annual Kids Count Data Book is now available. The...