Articles by Ella Fassler

San Francisco Joins National Push to Abolish Youth Prisons

Loaded on June 13, 2019 by Ella Fassler

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Misconduct/Corruption, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Mental Health, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons. Locations: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York.

by Ella Fassler, Truthout, June 3, 2019

It’s happening in Minneapolis. New Jersey. Arkansas. Upstate New York. Durango, Colorado. One by one, juvenile prisons are closing, or are slated to close, in response to child abuse reports, sustained pressure from activists and a halving of national juvenile confinement ...