Building Community Power in Youth Justice Reform – The Brown Act and Juvenile Realignment

This resource explains how public meeting laws under the Brown Act apply to local juvenile justice decision-making and planning bodies, and in particular to the realignment process in California. The Brown Act laws protect the community’s right to participate in important juvenile justice decision making currently taking place in each county across the state. This resource is intended both for members of the public and for members of local Realignment Subcommittees to understand the public meeting requirements under the Brown Act.