Tag: youth programs

California Turns the Page on Juvenile Youth Prisons Reform

California turned the page on juvenile youth prison reform as the state shut down its last three state-run youth lockups on Saturday and passed day-to-day operations of juvenile halls to county probation departments. The shutdown comes as the state plans to move youth inmates into rehabilitation programs to help decentralizes care of youth offenders and prioritize…


Slain Quebec Girl’s Family Sues Youth Protection, School Board for $3 Million

The family of a seven-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 is suing the provincial youth protection authority and the local school board for $3 million, seeking accountability for failing to act in the child’s disturbing death. The girl was found in critical condition in her family home in Granby, about 80 kilometres east of…