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Discussion of Transition and Reentry issues of out of home (treatment, detention, sheltered, etc.) youth back to their families and communities. Frequently these youth have fallen behind in their schooling, have reduced motivation, and lack skills to navigate requirements to successfully re-enter school programs or even to move ahead with their dreams.

Governor Signs Bill to Close State's Troubled & Systemically Racist Youth Prisons With an Ambitious Plan to Reimagine CA's Youth Justice System [witnessla.com]

 

By Celest Fremon, Witness LA, October 2, 2020

At approximately 4:42 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 823, a budget trailer bill that will lead to the closure of the state’s troubled and violent youth prison system.

Yet the bill is far more than that.  It is also is designed as an historic reform measure intended to fundamentally transform the way that the state and its 58 counties approach youth justice.

Furthermore, the bill includes the creation of a new state office, which justice advocates believe will be able to kick-start real reform.

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