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11-04-2007, 10:39 AM
Public interest law group asks courts to control parts of juvenile corrections system
Another potential rebuke to Schwarzenegger administration
By Brandon Bailey
Mercury News
Article Launched: 11/03/2007 05:43:11 PM PDT
Complaining that officials are moving too slowly on their promise to fix California's troubled youth prisons, a public-interest law group says it's time for a court to assume control over parts of the juvenile corrections system.
If approved, the appointment of a court receiver would be another rebuke to the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, which already has been forced to accept a federal court receiver running medical services in the adult prisons, and federal judges considering early releases of adult inmates.
State officials say they have made progress in the three years since Schwarzenegger personally vowed to improve conditions in the juvenile system. They cite a decrease in assaults and an increase in school attendance at a once-notorious youth prison in Stockton.
But court-appointed experts report that young offenders at other state facilities still face recurring violence, poor sanitation, inadequate medical care and limited access to education and counseling that's essential to help them stay out of trouble when they return to their communities.
Entire Article: http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_7363668
Another potential rebuke to Schwarzenegger administration
By Brandon Bailey
Mercury News
Article Launched: 11/03/2007 05:43:11 PM PDT
Complaining that officials are moving too slowly on their promise to fix California's troubled youth prisons, a public-interest law group says it's time for a court to assume control over parts of the juvenile corrections system.
If approved, the appointment of a court receiver would be another rebuke to the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, which already has been forced to accept a federal court receiver running medical services in the adult prisons, and federal judges considering early releases of adult inmates.
State officials say they have made progress in the three years since Schwarzenegger personally vowed to improve conditions in the juvenile system. They cite a decrease in assaults and an increase in school attendance at a once-notorious youth prison in Stockton.
But court-appointed experts report that young offenders at other state facilities still face recurring violence, poor sanitation, inadequate medical care and limited access to education and counseling that's essential to help them stay out of trouble when they return to their communities.
Entire Article: http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_7363668