Division of Juvenile Justice

Pepper Spray Victory
posted on JANUARY 07, 2013 by Meredith Fenton
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An update on the use of pepper spray in the DJJ.

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$2.25 million to family of brain-damaged inmate
posted on NOVEMBER 12, 2011 by Abel Habtegeorgis
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California prisons have paid $2.25 million to the family of an inmate left severely brain-damaged after she tried to hang herself in the mental health unit of the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo.

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What We are Up Against
posted on SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 by Laura A. Talkington-Brady
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The protest at the Ventura Youth Prison on Sunday, August 21, 2011 was truly amazing. Everyone who attended gave it their all.

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Speaking Out for Youth at the Ventura Prison
posted on AUGUST 25, 2011 by Ricardo Moran
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Last weekend, I traveled to the Ventura Youth Prison in Camarillo, CA. There I joined families of incarcerated youth, formerly incarcerated youth, and allies from across the state to decry the abuses of the Division of Juvenile Justice. Their stories reveal a system that is violent, abusive and ineffective at rehabilitating youth. The pain and passion of the family members inspired me to continue to speak out for California youth. See and hear highlights from the rally in Ventura:

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Remembering Not To Forget
posted on AUGUST 24, 2011 by Rhina Ramos
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I had forgotten their stories.  I had put away in my mind the incarceration of two of my younger siblings when they were teenagers.  My brother was maced into signing his confession, and imprisoned for almost a year.  My baby sister was sent hours away from home to a correctional facility in Arizona.

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Freedom for whom?
posted on AUGUST 16, 2011 by Rhina Ramos
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Ventura Youth Correctional Facility

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Torture in the DJJ
posted on AUGUST 11, 2011 by Joaquin DiazDeLeon
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  Joaquin, in Sacramento, sharing his DJJ experiences with elected officials

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Say No to the Abuse
posted on AUGUST 11, 2011 by Sumayyah Waheed
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As the Director of our Books Not Bars campaign, I have heard too many horror stories from youth and families about the abuse and trauma that kids suffer in our State's youth prisons.

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Youth Court Gives Kids a Second Chance
posted on JULY 13, 2011 by Paul Castro
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I am appalled by what the Division of Juvenile Justice is doing to the youth that are there. I feel like they should have better treatment towards the youth -- youth shouldn’t be treated like animals but as human beings.

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No More Norwalk: DJJ Announces Prison Closure
posted on JUNE 21, 2011 by Jennifer Kim
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Norwalk Youth Prison

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