Gov Jerry Brown backtracks on plan to phase out the state’s youth prison system

Barry Krisberg quoted in San Jose Mercury News, May 16, 2012

Most of the ongoing problems continue to plague Southern California’s Ventura facility, according to Barry Krisberg, a juvenile justice expert and state consultant. But, overall, “they’ve dramatically improved the education system, medical care is way better, and the use of solitary confinement and use of force have been cut down,” he said.