By Joaquin Palomino and Sara Tiano, The Imprint, July 19, 2021
California has banned the practice of sending foster youth and teens charged with crimes to faraway residential treatment programs, following an investigation by The Imprint and The San Francisco Chronicle into reports of violent abuse at some of these out-of-state campuses.
The policy change, signed into law last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), commits $100 million over five years to create new programs closer to home for these vulnerable children and teenagers.
It “ensures that every youth in our care has the in-state services they need to thrive in the communities they call home,” said Democratic state Assembly member Mark Stone, who authored the legislation that was later adopted as part of a larger budget bill. “I am proud that Governor Newsom has signed this.”
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