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| Judge to rule on juvenile progress |
| By Tri-Valley Herald |
| Published: 04/22/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - The California Youth Authority promised three years ago to overhaul the state's juvenile justice system to better rehabilitate the youths incarcerated within its detention centers. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Tigar will decide this week whether the state has made sufficient progress on those promises to provide a safe, therapeutic environment. In 2004, the Prison Law Office sued the State Department of Corrections' Juvenile Justice division over a range of issues, including medical, educational and mental health care conditions at the state-run centers. A stipulation agreement signed in January 2005 outlined six areas the reforms would be focused on, and an implementation timeline for each. Special monitors were hired to oversee the reforms. Sara Norman, a staff attorney with the Prison Law Office, said she pushed for the court hearing because too many deadlines have been missed and the youths are still at risk. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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