News from August 2007
Restoring justice to juvenile justice system
Legislation that is now on the governor's desk is a long-overdue attempt to reform the state's disastrous juvenile justice system is broken beyond repair. The measure, Senate Bill 81, turns over responsibility for all but the most violent juvenile offenders to their home counties. While that's a wise move, the counties will have to rethink the ways they handle teen offenders. In the juvenile correctional facilities run by the California Youth Authority, gangs run the show, violence…