Who Provides Special Education to Inmates In California?
Even before he was arrested, 17-year-old Michael Garcia was in need of help. He had an auditory processing disorder and…
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Sending Messages: Voices From Juvenile Detention
As many stories as there are about juvenile detention centers, it’s rare to actually hear from the young people who currently live in them. “Sending Messages,” a podcast produced by Spy Hop, is changing that. Since 2012, Spy Hop has worked with youth in secure-care facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah to create half-an-hour-long shows on themes ranging from loyalty to childhood. Each episode is a variety of interviews, stories, and poetry. We’ve posted one of their episodes titled, “When I Get Out,” below.
LA Times Op-Ed: Standards Needed for Solitary Confinement
In California, solitary confinement as a juvenile could mean being put away for a couple of hours, a couple…
Experts Speak On Stopping Youth Violence
I encounter youth violence almost five times a week in west Oakland. At a recent panel…
Young Immigrants Torn Between Their Futures And Their Families
Tucked away in the student center at University of California Berkeley, the Undocumented Student Programis designed to be a national model. It makes college possible for students without legal status. Meng So runs the program. He’s totally passionate about the work, and insists students here couldn’t wait for national immigration reform. “So we said, as the number one public institution in America, we’re gonna take a lead, and we’re gonna act when others won’t,” said So.
That means: low cost housing, financial aid, and free legal services, on top of the in-state tuition and grants that California offers many undocumented students, who attended three years of high school.
All to support students like sophomore Carlos Hernandez Martinez.
Waiting For My Brother To Be Released From Jail
Before my older brother…
Young, With A Juvenile Record, And Looking For Work
Seventeen-year-old Andrew is filling out a job application for a Jamba Juice in Oakland, Calif. He’s making his way through the basics, filling out his name and contact information. However, question five posed a challenge. It was a yes or no checkbox which read, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?”
New Laws Aim To Help People Get Jobs After Getting Arrested
Seventeen year-old Andrew is filling out a job application for a Jamba Juice in Oakland, California. He’s making his way…
Study: Student Ex-Offenders Often Drop Out Of School
Young people in Chicago who have…