LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ambitious plan to divert thousands of the county’s youth away from the juvenile and criminal justice systems, connecting them instead to a comprehensive array of supportive services.
Speakers stepped to the microphones to declare their ardent support for the 78-page report, “A Roadmap for Advancing Youth Diversion in LA County,” which provided the framework for the sweeping strategy proposed.
“This is an historic day in the history of justice reform,” Dr. Robert Ross told the board. Ross is president and CEO of The California Endowment, one of the largest foundations in the U.S.
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[For more on this story by Celeste Fremon, go to http://jjie.org/2017/11/08/la-...nile-diversion-plan/]
Photo: Kim McGill (right) of the Youth Justice Coalition (here with coalition member Gloria Gonzalez) said it was an honor to be “a part of the youth diversion work group.”
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