Next week, California's abusive, expensive youth prison system will be 25% smaller! Join us as we mark the closing of two prisons and call for the remaining facilities to be replaced with humane, effective rehabilitation centers. Click here to RSVP.
July 31st is the official closure date for DeWitt Nelson Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton and El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility in Paso Robles. We're excited that California's youth prison system is shrinking, and that prisons which for years have failed to rehabilitate our youth are closing. But we're not going to stop until all the youth prisons are closed!
Please join us as we commemorate this historic event and call on California to invest in truly rehabilitative centers for youth. To highlight the violence, abuse and neglect that youth still face in the remaining prisons, we're holding a vigil near the DeWitt Nelson facility on Thursday, July 31st. We'll hear from lawmakers, recently released youth, family members, and community leaders.
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