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Caregivers for 3600 migrant teens lack complete abuse checks - San Francisco Chronicle

December 7, 2018

Nearly every adult working with children in the U.S. — from nannies to teachers to coaches — has undergone state screenings to ensure they have no proven history of abusing or neglecting kids. One exception: thousands of workers at two federal detention facilities holding 3,600…

Google and 49ers Sow $2.4 Million Investment into Youth Justice Reform in California - Chronicle of Social Change

December 4, 2018

Guzman said that the youth justice reform effort will revolve around three goals: preventing all young people from being transferred to the adult justice system, reducing the number of youth incarcerated in the county’s juvenile justice system and expanding the use of community-based alternatives to…

Police Arrested Montgomery High Students in Operation Disguised as Active Shooter Drill - Voice of San Diego

November 30, 2018

Officials at Montgomery High School ran an active shooter drill as cover so San Diego Police could arrest four students who allegedly committed serious crimes off campus. It appears to be a new and untested law enforcement strategy.…

49ers, Google announce $2.5 million grant for National Center for Youth Law - SB Nation

November 27, 2018

The San Francisco 49ers joined Google on Monday in awarding a $2.35 million grant to the National Center for Youth Law. The grant was announced Monday evening at Levi’s Stadium and will support the Santa Clara Youth Justice Initiative.…

Google and 49ers give $2.35 million to youth justice group - San Jose Mercury News

November 27, 2018

SANTA CLARA — Google and the San Francisco 49ers announced Monday they are contributing $2.35 million to the Santa Clara Youth Justice Initiative, an organization that helps young people caught in the juvenile justice system countywide.…

Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After “Zero Tolerance” Was Reversed - ProPublica

November 27, 2018

Immigration lawyers say border agents are again removing children from their parents. The explanation? They’re protecting kids from criminal dads and moms. Immigration advocates say it’s zero tolerance by another name.…

Education Department to reopen dismissed ‘mass filer’ complaints - Politico

November 21, 2018

The agency’s civil rights office plans to reopen complaints that were dismissed earlier this year because they were from so-called mass filers, spokesperson Liz Hill confirmed to Morning Education.…

Beleaguered Kansas Child Welfare Hit with Class-Action Lawsuit - Chronicle of Social Change

November 20, 2018

Kansas Development of Children and Families (DCF) has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that accuses the agency of inappropriate practices when it comes to frequency of placements in foster care.…

L.A. County Marks Progress in Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - The West Ranch Beacon

November 19, 2018

The First Responder Protocol, which was initiated in 2014, is the first of its kind and has become a national model. Conceived with the support of the county agencies, survivors, and the National Center for Youth Law, the protocol defines key steps for law enforcement,…

Government could hold migrant families indefinitely in unlicensed detention centers under new plan - Reveal

November 19, 2018

Migrant families could be held indefinitely in unlicensed detention centers under a new federal plan that also would end critical court protections for immigrant children, according to new court records.…