Could juvenile detention centers look like college campuses?
California’s juvenile justice system is at a crossroads, with state-run youth prisons shutting down in less than two years. Many of the 3,600 youth held in county-run juvenile halls, camps and ranches are former public school students like Kent Mendoza,
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California’s juvenile justice system is at a crossroads, with state-run youth prisons shutting down in less than two years. Many of the 3,600 youth held in county-run juvenile halls, camps and ranches are former public school students like Kent Mendoza, who was incarcerated when he was 15. He’s now part of a growing movement to reimagine juvenile detention facilities and the education provided in them.
Guests:
- Kent Mendoza, Advocacy and community organizing manager, Anti-Recidivism Coalition
- Betty Márquez Rosales, reporter, EdSource
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