Press Releases & Youth Law Center Publications
April 2025: “New Plan for California Alternative School Aims to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Support Success in Adulthood“
October 2024: “Youth Law Center and Other Advocates Influence New California Bill Improving Access to Education for Incarcerated Youth“
July 2024: “Elevating Youth Voices and Leadership for Change!“
May 2023: “Youth Law Center Brief: Pathways to Higher Education“
October 2022: “Youth Law Center Celebrates the Passage of AB 102 to Expand Dual Enrollment“
July 2022: “California Makes Historic Investment into Post-Secondary Education Programs for Juvenile Justice Involved Youth“
August 2021: “CA Invests Historic $10 Million in funds for Justice System Impacted Students to Access Higher Education!“
October 2019: “Breaking News: California Governor signs two YLC-sponsored bills to promote educational opportunity for juvenile justice impacted youth!“
August 2019: “2nd Annual Pathways to Higher Education conference a huge success!“
Media Mentions
November 2024: Special EDge Newsletter: “Rising Scholars: A Path from Incarceration to Higher Education“
July 2023: The Imprint: “California Invests in Education for Incarcerated Youth“
April 2023: The Mercury News: “California expands college education for youth in juvenile detention centers“
February 2023: The Imprint: “California Expands College Education for Youth in Juvenile Detention Centers“
Pathways to Higher Education Conferences
2024 Pathways to Higher Education Conference website.
2020 Pathways to Higher Education Virtual Conference invitation.
2019 Pathways to Higher Education Conference program.
2018 Pathways to Higher Education Conference invitation.
Resources for Advocates
The resources available here have been compiled by the Youth Law Center to assist stakeholders in their work to improve access to and success in higher education for youth impacted by the juvenile justice system. The resources include reports, fact sheets, and policy bulletins across a variety of subjects, all of which are searchable via this site.
The Youth Law Center will continue to update this library as new resources become available. We are eager to hear from stakeholders who are interested in sharing their own resources here, with the intention of building a library that is comprehensive, inclusive, and useful for the field.
November 2020: “Financial Aid Guide for Youth with Juvenile Justice Involvement“