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Remembering California’S History In Youth Corrections, Sadie Minjares Odom Apr 2021

Remembering California’S History In Youth Corrections, Sadie Minjares Odom

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California Governor Gavin Newson’s 2021-22 state budget sets forth plans to permanently close the California’s Division of Juvenile Justice and transition any children in the state’s care to the counties who committed them. On September 30, 2020, California lawmakers passed SB 823, the pillar of this transition. As the closure of the state-run juvenile correctional system marks a new journey for California’s youth, the state’s gloomy history in youth corrections looms overhead.