Frankie Guzman: Rewriting Unjust Juvenile Justice Policy...Literally

Frankie Guzman is an attorney at the National Center for Youth Law working to eliminate prosecuting and incarcerating children in California’s adult criminal justice system, and advocating for alternative sentencing and local treatment. Guzman, imprisoned as a teen, went on to become a community college transfer student to UC Berkeley and graduate of UCLA School of Law with a specialization in Public Interest Law and Policy. Today, he’s an expert in juvenile law and policy and is a co-author of numerous juvenile justice laws, including California’s Proposition 57 passed in 2016 in partnership with the Office of Governor Jerry Brown.  

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Frankie Guzman and the National Center for Youth Law: https://youthlaw.org/publication/frankie-guzmans-efforts-to-restore-the-spirit-of-the-juvenile-justice-system/ Information about California Proposition 57: https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_57,_Parole_for_Non-Violent_Criminals_and_Juvenile_Court_Trial_Requirements_(2016) Information about The New Jim Crow released in Spanish: http://latinojustice.org/briefing_room/newsletters/el_color_de_la_justicia_-_the_new_jim_crow/index.html

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