Legislation & Policy
California Youth Bill of Rights
Currently, California’s Youth Bill of Rights only covers youth detained in some juvenile justice facilities. NCLR is co-sponsoring AB 2417, which would expand these rights to all youth in any juvenile justice facility, as well as expand protections for educational rights and protection against discrimination based on gender expression and immigration status.
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COVID-19 and California’s Detained Youth: Vulnerable and Overlooked
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NCLR Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Invalidating Trump Administration’s Attempt to End DACA Program
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SOGIE Data Collection in Public Systems of Care: A Practice Guide for Santa Clara County
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Juvenile Facilities Checklist for Defenders: Advocating for the Safety and Well-Being of Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex (TGNCI) Young People
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The Whole Youth Model: How Collecting Information about Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Helps Probation and Youth Courts Build More Authentic Relationships Focused on Well-Being
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Model Policy: Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Confinement Facilities
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National LGBTQ/HIV Criminal Justice Working Group
- Youth > Juvenile Justice
- Racial & Economic Justice > Race & Poverty
- Racial & Economic Justice > Criminalization & Incarceration
NCLR is a member of the National LGBTQ/HIV Criminal Justice Working Group, which is a network of nearly 50 organizations and individual stakeholders working to reduce the unique harms of the U.S. criminal legal system experienced by LGBTQ+ people, people living with HIV, or those at risk of acquiring HIV, through research, education, and policy advocacy.
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The Equity Project
NCLR and the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) are founding members of the Equity Project, a national initiative to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of LGBTQ youth in the justice system. In 2009, the project published its seminal report entitled “Hidden Injustice,” documenting widespread discrimination against LGBTQ youth by law enforcement, probation, courts and institutional staff. Through training, technical assistance and development of agency policies and professional standards, the Equity Project has increased professional awareness and competence and improved the outcomes of countless LGBTQ youth involved in the justice system.
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Support OUT
NCLR is working with the Office of LGBTQ Affairs in Santa Clara County, California to implement “Support OUT,” a multi-year initiative designed to promote the health and well-being of the LGBTQ youth living in the county. This public health initiative seeks to address the risk factors that jeopardize LGBTQ youth – especially low-income LGBTQ youth of color – and contribute to their overrepresentation among homeless youth and in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The vision of the initiative is that all LGBTQ and gender nonconforming children and youth in the county thrive in their homes, schools, and communities, and successfully transition to adulthood.
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