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Photographer Richard Ross documents youth correctional facilities across the nation. This blogs explores why these facilities are an outdated approach to juvenile justice.

Both the legislature and Governor Brown are currently reviewing a wide range of juvenile and criminal justice policies that will have a long-term impact on the state. Here’s a breakdown of key bills.

Private prisons are not the answer to California’s prison overcrowding crisis.

As so many drug-related reforms move forward, there is still a need for a comprehensive examination of how drug policy is implemented locally.

In my previous blog I noted that successful programs for girls in the juvenile justice system were rare. In this blog I will highlight a few examples of recently developed programs that show great promise.