Closing California’s State Youth Prisons is a Victory for Racial Justice [jjie.org]
By Renee Menart on October 19, 2020, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange In a long-awaited decision, California leaders have moved to close the state’s youth correctional institutions managed by the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Throughout its 80-year history, DJJ has come under harsh criticism for its prison-like conditions, rampant violence and dramatic racial disparities among youth behind its walls. Recently, the rapid spread of COVID-19 inside DJJ facilities sparked...