PACEs in Youth Justice

Discussion of Transition and Reentry issues of out of home (treatment, detention, sheltered, etc.) youth back to their families and communities. Frequently these youth have fallen behind in their schooling, have reduced motivation, and lack skills to navigate requirements to successfully re-enter school programs or even to move ahead with their dreams.

November 2023

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Jobs, not jail: A judge was sick of sending kids to prison, so he found a better way (msn.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 11/24/2312:32 PM

Rancho Cielo founder John Phillips. © Nic Coury for USA TODAY To read more of Elizabeth Weise's article, please click here, Jobs, not jail: A judge was sick of sending kids to prison, so he found a better way (msn.com) . SALINAS, Calif. – Superior Court Judge John Phillips remembers the day 23 years ago like it was yesterday. A kid stood in his courtroom who’d committed a murder, a young man who was still angry and unrepentant. Then the boy’s grandmother entered. "He broke down and started...

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