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The Myth of the Young, Black Male: A More Subtle Racism Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, March 302012

The violent black youth myth Politico, March 272012

Correcting youth corrections in California KALW News, March 212012

SJSU justice studies department celebrates new human rights minor at inaugural event Spartan Daily, March 212012

On Thursday, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety heard testimony on Governor Brown’s proposal to close California’s remaining youth correctional facilities and shift supervision of the remaining 985 youth to the county-level. Strong public testimony was offered by the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analysts Office, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ), and the Commonweal Foundation arguing for complete juvenile realignment from a variety of angles. Dan…