When 16-year-old Ramon* was caught in possession of stolen property — a stereo that had been lifted from a high school — a judge in Alameda County’s juvenile court placed him on probation. Like many youth across the state, Ramon’s …
A plan released by the Los Angeles County Probation Department this week calls for shuttering six of the county’s juvenile detention camps over the next two years. The proposal would also relocate girls currently housed in the other camps into …
Troubled No More, Youths Bring Stories of Their Resilience to Probation Professionals By Daryl Khan | April 26, 2016 BOSTON — Twenty-two years seems like an awfully short time to already be talking about redemption. But the young man sitting …