"… Brown’s bid to close all state-run youth prisons and eliminate its state Division of Juvenile Justice.Much depends, though, on whether the state’s politically influential pri …"

"… re ready.Varela said opponents’ “concern is that the youth in DJJ [the Division of Juvenile Justice] represent offenders with a high degree of sophistication,“ who could ha …"

"… bating mental-health issues.” Bill Sessa, a spokesman for the state Division of Juvenile Justice, strongly disputed the need for the bill, calling it a “solution looking …"