Criminal
Apr. 16, 2020
Governor speeds juvenile detention releases
Under the governor’s late Tuesday order all discharge hearings will be held via video conference “to minimize the youths’ and other participants’ exposure to COVID-19.” Hearings for consideration for reentry into the community can now be held at Department of Juvenile Justice facilities, rather than the inmate being brought to court. These changes follow Newsom’s March 24 order which halted the intake of new youth offenders from counties into state juvenile detention facilities.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order designed to limit virus exposure and speed the release of some underage inmates after a report found the juvenile justice system suffers from crowding similar to that in adult prisons.
Under the governor’s late Tuesday order all discharge hearings will be held via video conference “to minimize the youths’ and other participants’ exposure to COVID-19.” Hearings for consideration for reentr...
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