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Pacific Juvenile Defender Center

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“The same factors that make youths ineligible to vote or to serve on a jury require us to treat them differently from adults when they commit crimes.”

— MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, 2006 

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  • Daily Journal Highlights Need for Juvenile Defender Training

    An editorial in the Jan. 14, 2010 issue of the Daily Journal by Sue Burrell highlighted the need for increased training of juvenile defenders.

    Posted Thursday, January 14th, 2010

  • PJDC Mourns Death of Member Jack Daniel

    PJDC mourns the death of member Jack Daniel of Fresno, who spent his entire legal career as a public interest advocate, including as a Fresno County Public Defender. 

    Posted Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

  • California Public Defenders Association Juvenile Training

    The California Public Defenders Association is holding its annual two-day juvenile law training in Monterey, CA on January 22-23, 2010.  Attendees can register to attend one or both days of the training. 

    Posted Monday, January 4th, 2010

  • PJDC Work Highlighted by MacArthur Foundation

    The MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change project monthly newsletter highlights the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network, and profiles the work of PJDC in California to improve the quality of representation for children.

    Posted Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

  • PJDC Roundtable Successful

    More than 100 juvenile defenders and advocates from across California attended the annual PJDC Roundtable at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles on November 20, 2009. 

    Posted Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

  • PJDC Members Attend Supreme Court JLWOP Arguments

    PJDC was well-represented as the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in the Sullivan and Graham cases on November 9, 2009. 

    Posted Thursday, November 12th, 2009

  • PJDC Members Featured in San Francisco Attorney Magazine

    The Fall 2009 San Francisco Lawyer magazine features San Francisco PJDC juvenile defense attorneys and advocates in Juvenile Justice: Transcending Troubles and Breaking the Cycle.

    Posted Thursday, September 24th, 2009

  • California to Shut its Largest Youth Prison

    PJDC salutes the announcement of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on August 27, 2009 that it will close the state’s largest youth prison, the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility. 

    Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2009

  • PJDC launches new website!

    PJDC announces the creation of our new web-based resource center, developed with support from the MacArthur Foundation’s Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network (JIDAN) and volunteer efforts from JIDAN Team Members.

    Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2009

  • Winston Peters Receives ABA Award

    PJDC Executive Committee Member Winston Peters has been chosen as the 2009 recipient of the American Bar Association’s  prestigious Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award. 

    Posted Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

  • California Supreme Court: Juvenile Adjudications May Be Used As “Strikes”

    The California Supreme Court ruled on July 2, 2009 that juvenile felony adjudications count as “strikes” under the state’s Three Strikes Law, even though juveniles do not have the right to a jury trial.

    Posted Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

  • Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile Justice System

    The New York Times highlights how the juvenile justice system is the final destination for children with mental illnesses.  Los Angeles County and California’s Division of Juvenile Justice are described. 

    Posted Sunday, August 9th, 2009

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