New California Law Expands Rights of Jailed Juveniles

Published on July 23, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill this month expanding the current Youth Bill of Rights, which ensures the safety and equal treatment of incarcerated youth in California. Senate Bill 1353—signed July 18 and authored by Democrat Sen. Aisha Wahab—passed unanimously in the Assembly in June and the Senate in July. “To rehabilitate youth and prevent recidivism, we must ensure behavioral health is accounted for alongside mental health,” said Sen. Wahab in a statement July 18. Existing law established the Youth Bill of Rights, which ensures incarcerated juveniles are guaranteed a safe living environment, adequate healthy meals and snacks, protection from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or corporal punishment, and access to healthcare....

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