In summary
By Allison Magee, Special to CalMatters
Allison Magee is executive director of
, allison.magee@zff.org.
In 2021, a new law transferring control of California’s youth justice system from the state to the local level will go into effect.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval of Senate Bill 823 last September comes after decades of work by directly impacted leaders, advocates, young people and communities throughout the state.
Soon, the Division of Juvenile Justice with its long history of abuse and violence against Black and Brown youth will be gone. Now, county leaders across the Bay Area and beyond have the opportunity to partner with their communities to reimagine youth justice.