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Hoodies: Why parents of teens of color have the 'survival' talk

by Angela Hill
Apr 02, 2012

 

Our very own Shemika Skipworth, Director of Finance and Operations, talks with Angela Hill of the Bay Area News Group about the the difficult conversations she's had to with her son on what it means to be young and black in America. The article breaks down the continued challenges of stereotyping and misperception. 

Correcting youth corrections in California

by Rina Palta
Mar 21, 2012

 

This week, US Supreme Court took up the issue of life without parole for juvenile offenders. The question for the justices is whether children who commit murder should have the chance at some point in their lives to prove they should be let free.

Today on Your Call: How are you responding to the killing of Trayvon Martin?

by Rose Augilar
Mar 22, 2012

 

On today's Your Call we’ll talk about neighborhood watch and "Stand Your Ground" laws. There are 21 around the country, including Florida, where, on February 26, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was shot to death by 28-year-old George Zimmerman.

The Changing Face of California's Juvenile Justice System

by Sayre Quevedo
Mar 09, 2012

 

In the coming months the state of California will see much of its juvenile state prison responsibilities handed down to counties. It's all part of a reform effort spearheaded by Governor Jerry Brown called "realignment."

BART police shifts strategy to focus on more community policing

by Will Reisman
Feb 14, 2012

 

BART police are adopting a more community-oriented law enforcement strategy, designed to increase officer accountability and help identify systemic crime problems.

[Spanish] Hay más cárceles para menos jóvenes presos

by Araceli Martínez Ortega
Feb 12, 2012

 

"Entre más cerca estén los presos de sus comunidades y familias y los condados los apoyen con programas innovadores, tienen la ventaja de no reincidir", consideró.

The Interrupters Screens at Oakland Museum Tonight

by Rachel Swan
Feb 09, 2012

 

The Ella Baker Center teamed up with KQED and Independent Television Service to host tonight's screening, which will include a panel discussion with Ceasefire members, Youth ALIVE!, California Youth Outreach, and Ella Baker Center representative Abel Habtergeorgis.

Update: Calif. budget crunchers hear youth-prison closure debate

by Susan Ferriss
Feb 09, 2012

 

Complaints by both a current ward at Ventura and the Ella Baker Human Rights Center in San Francisco include charges of overuse of solitary confinement — a previously documented practice — filthy showers, toilets that overflow and leak and air vents that smell like sewage.

[Spanish] Denuncia de recluso ocasiona gran revuelo

by Mayra Azanza
Feb 06, 2012

 

Cerca de 10,500 personas han apoyado la carta que escribió el recluso Lino Silva de la correccional de Ventura y que se publicó el 30 de enero de 2012, en la cual denuncia abusos e irregularidades en sus instalaciones.

Fight brewing over historic California plan to close last three youth prisons

by Susan Ferriss
Jan 25, 2012

 

California, often a trendsetter, could make history if it approves Gov. Jerry Brown’s bid to close all state-run youth prisons and eliminate its state Division of Juvenile Justice.

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