California Begins to Shut Down Its Youth Prison System

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🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In a historic change, California’s youth prisons will stop taking in new offenders in July. In 2023, all state juvenile detention facilities will close and responsibility for youth offenders will shift to counties. The state’s youth lockups have long been plagued by scandals and allegations of mistreatment. The move to smaller, local facilities is intended to provide a less punitive approach and increase rehabilitation and access to services. But some advocates for youth offenders worry conditions will get worse when counties take control. As counties formulate their plans ahead of the closures, we’ll talk about what juvenile justice may look like in California’s near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.6	In a historic change, California's youth prisons will stop taking in new offenders in July. And in 2023, all state juvenile detention facilities will close, with responsibility for youth offenders shifting to counties.
1:11.6	The state's youth lockups have long been plagued by scandals and allegations of mistreatment.
1:16.6	The move to smaller local facilities is intended to provide a less punitive approach and increase rehabilitation and access to services.
1:23.6	But some advocates for youth offenders worry conditions will get worse when counties take control.
1:28.7	As counties formulate their plans ahead of the closures,
1:31.3	we'll talk about what juvenile justice may look like in California's near future.
1:35.2	That's next after this news.
2:02.8	Hello and welcome to Forum. I'm Ariana Prail. As you know, Forum is changing. Mena Kim has been named the host of the statewide 10 to 11 a.m. hour. And we're hoping to bring you lots of voices in this hour as we search for a new host at 9 a.m. I'm with you all this week and with me today to talk about California's plans to close its youth prisons. And what comes next is Renee Monart,
2:08.6	communications and policy analyst for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. She's co-author of the
2:13.7	2019 report Unmet Promises on California's Division of Juvenile Justice. Welcome to
2:18.9	Forum, Renee Menards. Hi, thank you for having me. And also joining us is Frankie Guzman, attorney and
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