News & Announcements
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Los Angeles Times Highlights PJDC Work on Improving Juvenile Indigent Defense
The Los Angeles Times examined disparities in pay between public defenders and private panel attorneys paid a flat per-case rate to represent juveniles in delinquency matters in an article published on June 14, 2010.
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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Juvenile LWOP for Non-Homicide Offenses
On May 17, 2010, the Supreme Court handed down the much anticipated Supreme Court decisions in Graham and Sullivan — involving two juveniles from Florida who received Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP) sentences for non-homicide
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Youth Advocacy Groups Comment on Prison Rape Elimination Standards
Seven youth advocacy groups submitted comments on May 10, 2010 to the U.S. Department of Justice on the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in juvenile facilities. Work on the extensive comments was led by the Campaign for Youth Justice, with participation from the Youth Law Center, the Center for Children’s Law and Policy, Children’s Defense Fund, First Focus, Equity Project, and Juvenile Law Center.
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PJDC Executive Committee Member Cyn Yamashiro Honored by Loyola Law School
PJDC Executive Committee Member Cyn Yamashiro, Executive Director of Loyola Law School’s Center on Juvenile Law & Policy, has been awarded the Public Interest Award for his advocacy for Los Angeles children.
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California is one of four sites nationally invited to participate in the MacArthur Foundation's Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network, part of the Foundation's Models for Change initiative. The multi-year effort is designed to strengthen and enhance juvenile indigent defense systems around the country. California's work is centered in the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center.