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Youth Justice

Youth Bill of Rights (2022)

AB 2417 (Ting)

Location

California

California's 2022 Youth Bill of Rights legislation would ensure that youth who are incarcerated know their rights and are informed of the newly-established state ombudsperson office. With the closure of California's state-run prisons, there is an urgent need to reassert these rights for youth and ensure youth understand their rights.

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2022 California Legislative Successes

A pair of bills aimed at improving the lives of young people across California — and that were supported by the National Center for Youth Law — were...

Related Initiatives

Replace Harmful Punishment of Youth with Community-Based Supports

Research shows that the best way to ensure healthy outcomes for both youth and community is to stop harmful and traumatizing practices such as arrest and detention, and instead invest in comprehensive, community-based supports and services.

Related Cases

D.P. v. School Board of Palm Beach County

Police employed by the School District of Palm Beach County illegally use the Florida Mental Health Act, also known as the Baker Act, to subject hundreds of students each year to involuntary psychiatric examinations, without their parents' input, consent and, sometimes, over their objections.

Freeman v. County of Riverside

This lawsuit alleges Riverside County of illegally collecting juvenile administrative fees.

Sigma Beta XI v. County of Riverside

This lawsuit alleges that Riverside County, California, through its Probation office, targets, ensnares, and discriminates against children by stripping them of their constitutional rights.

Related Laws & Policy

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End School-Based Ticketing (2024)

HB 3413 (Ford)

Ending the unjust practice of referring students to be ticketed for an incident that can be pursued through the school district’s discipline policy

Justice for Survivors (2024)

AB 2354 (Bonta)

AB 2354 is a crucial bill in California aimed at ensuring that all survivors of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and other forms of violence can petition the court for vacatur relief,

Justice for Survivors (2023)

AB 1497 (Haney)

Creating meaningful pathways to justice for survivors of trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking who are funneled into our criminal legal system is important for their healing and care, and to stop the further criminalization of victims. Often survivors of survivors of