"Katherine Lucero — a daughter of farmworkers and longtime juvenile court judge who calls for compassion and support rather than jail and foster care — is now leading the most populous state toward a once-unimaginable goal: a future without youth prisons...
She calls the 'over-incarceration of Black, brown and Native youth' something that justice system leaders can’t be afraid to tackle in a more substantive way. She urges 'creative' approaches in handling the cases of youthful offenders, who come from 'the least-resourced neighborhoods, where schools no longer have mental health counselors, sports, art, drama or librarians.'" - Julie Reynolds Martinez and Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint
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