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A ‘Less Prison-Like Environment:’ Reforms at a Rural California Youth Detention Center Eyed With Hope

Complaints about a Central Valley juvenile hall began reaching California disability rights advocates in 2019. That launched years of investigations and a public report in 2023 citing excessive use of force, overreliance on isolation and insufficient mental health services at the youth facility.  Now, a settlement between Disability Rights Advocates and Disability Rights California and the county’s probation department resolves claims that could bring improvements to the Kings County Juvenile Center and reduce rates…

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Professor: Wealth disparities lead to health disparities

A professor who for decades has studied linkages between socioeconomic status, access to medical care and health outcomes says the widening gap between rich and poor may be increasing health inequities, despite efforts to reduce them. Bruce Link, a professor of public policy and sociology…

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