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| California bill designed to protect young offenders signed into law |
| By upi.com- Fred Lambert |
| Published: 09/29/2014 |
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SACRAMENTO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- California Gov. Edmund G. Brown signed a bill Saturday that would create specialized review boards that may allow for prison-bound youths to serve time in lower security facilities with access to educational opportunities. Assembly bill 1276 requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to administer committee reviews of offenders below the age of 22, discerning whether to place them at lower-level security facilities, thus increasing their exposure to educational and self-help programs. Human Rights Watch endorsed passage of the bill. Elizabeth Calvin, senior children's rights advocate for the organization, said that it will change thousands of lives. Read More. |
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