Ventura Youth Prison

Books Not Bars Mother Pepper Sprayed at Ventura
posted on AUGUST 17, 2012 by Sumayyah Waheed
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When Alma Barillas last visited her son at Ventura youth prison, she didn't expect to be pepper sprayed by guards. But that's exactly what happened.

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Incarcerated Youth Win Victory on the Road to Closure
posted on MARCH 05, 2012 by Owen Li
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On January 11, 2012, in an unprecedented action, a group of youth I've been working with at Ventura youth prison posted an online petition calling for the superintendent to fix decrepit and disgusting conditions, such as overflowing toilets, filthy showers, and floors stained with chemical agents sprayed at them.

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Stand with Incarcerated Youth
posted on JANUARY 26, 2012 by Lino Silva
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The facilities at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility are unacceptable. I know because I've experienced them first hand.

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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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Back to School — But Not for California's Incarcerated Youth
posted on SEPTEMBER 02, 2011 by Guest Authors
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This guest post originally appeared on the blog of Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice.

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DJJ Hurt My Child
posted on AUGUST 30, 2011 by Maria Sanchez
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This blog originally appeared as an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Daily News. Lourdes Duarte of Books Not Bars participates in Close DJJ rally

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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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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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