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L.A. County Foster Youth Celebrate Academic Excellence
Growing up with a homophobic father, Edgar Quintero had a difficult time building the confidence to own her transgender identity. At home, she was forced to suppress her true self….
Immigration a Factor in California’s Huge Youth Crime Decline?
The criminal justice system is rapidly disappearing from the lives of California’s young people. In 1995, 255,000 of California’s 3.7 million teenage youths were arrested, and more than 20,000 were…
Learning to Ask the Right Questions of Girls Locked Up in Juvenile Detention
About 20 years ago, Leslie Acoca was sitting in a California courtroom, waiting to testify as an expert witness in court. What she saw changed the course of her life. That…
To Grant Sister a Pathway to Citizenship, Judith Defies Fear of ICE
About two and a half years ago, 29-year-old Judith* got a phone call from Maria,* her 9-year-old half-sister in México, to inform her that their mom had just died. Maria’s…
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…
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