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1/For weeks, advocates around Los Angeles and across California have been demanding the immediate release of children in our juvenile detention facilities. Hundreds of LA youth are still detained. Below is a thread of advocacy efforts and articles addressing the need for release
2/ From @PacJuvDefCtr : https://www.pjdc.org/pjdc-statement-on-covid-19-and-youth-in-the-juvenile-justice-system/
March">https://www.pjdc.org/pjdc-stat... 16, 2020
March">https://www.pjdc.org/pjdc-stat... 16, 2020
3/ From @latimes https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-17/fearing-harmful-effects-of-virus-juvenile-justice-attorneys-push-for-clients-release
March">https://www.latimes.com/californi... 17, 2020
March">https://www.latimes.com/californi... 17, 2020
4/ From @YouthJusticeLA @CJLP_LLS @ACLU_SoCal @cdfca @UrbanPeaceInst and many others:
https://youthjusticela.org/l-a-county-demands-for-covid-19-impact-on-youth-and-adults-under-probation-custody-and-supervision-youth-justice-coalition/
March">https://youthjusticela.org/l-a-count... 25, 2020
https://youthjusticela.org/l-a-county-demands-for-covid-19-impact-on-youth-and-adults-under-probation-custody-and-supervision-youth-justice-coalition/
March">https://youthjusticela.org/l-a-count... 25, 2020
6/ From the Chronicle of Social Change
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/justice/juvenile-justice-2/californias-state-juvenile-justice-agency-freezes-new-detention-commitments/41671
March">https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/justice/j... 25, 2020
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/justice/juvenile-justice-2/californias-state-juvenile-justice-agency-freezes-new-detention-commitments/41671
March">https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/justice/j... 25, 2020
7/ From @latimes , breaking the news that 21 kids at Sylmar Juvenile Hall were in isolation after a probation staff tested positive: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-01/l-a-county-juvenile-hall-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-21-juveniles-now-on-quarantine
April">https://www.latimes.com/californi... 1, 2020
April">https://www.latimes.com/californi... 1, 2020
8/ From @NatJuvDefend with a set of recommendations for youth detained across the country: https://njdc.info/wp-content/uploads/NJDC-COVID-19-Statement.pdf
April">https://njdc.info/wp-conten... 2, 2020
April">https://njdc.info/wp-conten... 2, 2020
9/ From @SamBuck4JuvJust with @Justice_Collab: http://filesforprogress.org/memos/releasing_youth_juvenile_detention.pdf
April">https://filesforprogress.org/memos/rel... 3, 2020
April">https://filesforprogress.org/memos/rel... 3, 2020
10/ From @LAist featuring @seriousjuicer and @PatriciaSoung :
https://laist.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-youth-offenders-risk-los-angeles-county.php
April">https://laist.com/2020/04/0... 3, 2020
https://laist.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-youth-offenders-risk-los-angeles-county.php
April">https://laist.com/2020/04/0... 3, 2020
11/ It& #39;s PAST the time to act. Let& #39;s keep up the pressure and to our kids, their families, defenders and community organizations, we see you. @LLSJustice @LApubdefunion @YouthJusticeLA @DAJustCoalition @ACLU_SoCal @JusticeLANow @ReformLAJails @cdfca
12/ @WitnessLA captures the fear of both kids and staff in LA’s juvenile detention facilities and asks why can’t more kids can’t just go home: https://witnessla.com/parents-others-ask-why-we-arent-releasing-more-kids-from-la-countys-youth-lock-ups-especially-now-that-a-staff-member-has-ovid-19/
April">https://witnessla.com/parents-o... 4, 2020
April">https://witnessla.com/parents-o... 4, 2020
13/ @PacJuvDefCtr calls on the Judicial Council to release kids. “At night there used to be yelling. Now there is just crying.” https://www.pjdc.org/covid-19-letter-to-judicial-council.">https://www.pjdc.org/covid-19-... April 5, 2020
