commondreams.org
Governor Gavin Newsom Wants to make big changes to California's juvenile justice system, but some advocates are skeptical about what his plan will…
-
The old saying, "if you're old enough to do the crime, you're old enough to do the time," won't really apply in California anymore. Capital Public Radio's…
-
California prosecutors are urging Governor Jerry Brown to veto a bill that would prohibit all 14- and 15-year-old criminal defendants frombeing tried as…
-
California's top court has ruled that sentencing juveniles to 50 years or more in prison violates the 8th Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.… -
A new report finds that some California families are losing their homes and being driven into bankruptcy by the fees counties charge when kids get… -
Two Democratic lawmakers say it's time to change how California's criminal justice system handles children. They've co-authored a bill that would keep… -
A new report finds there's a discrepancy in the rate counties throughout California charge juveniles as adults. KVCR's Matt Guilhem has more on the report…
