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LAPD Rolls Out Youth Diversion Program Across City of Los Angeles
Under a new Los Angeles Police Department program, Los Angeles youth arrested for certain nonviolent offenses will get a second chance rather than a rap sheet. At a Tuesday meeting…
Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair
A partnership between the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and The Center for Strategic Public-Private Partnerships is bringing the Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair to South Los…
Rights Relinquished: How 25 Hours Became 21 Years for Jerome Dixon
A California bill seeks to protect the rights of minors in high-pressure interrogation situations during criminal investigations. On July 25th, 1990, the course of Jerome Dixon’s life changed forever. After…
Advocacy Groups Urge Legislators to Ban Willful Defiance Suspensions
Suspended multiple times as a student, Juan Peña now fights to keep kids in class. As an organizer for Los Angeles advocacy group Youth Justice Coalition, he’s supporting legislation that…
Children’s Defense Fund – California Taps Former DOJ Staffer Gaskins as New ED
The Children’s Defense Fund – California announced last week that it has hired former Department of Justice staffer Shimica Gaskins as its executive director. Gaskins, who will start on June…
A Better Way to Ensure Educational Stability for Foster Kids
In a recent article, L.A. Moves to Fill Educational Stability Gap for Foster Youth Like Alex and Shirley, Daniel Heimpel reported that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved…
Counselors, Not Cops: Advocates Urge LAUSD to Increase Restorative Justice Funding
In the 2016-17 school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) budgeted $67.34 million of its $13.5 billion budget for school police. Restorative justice programming, meant to help improve…
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