Photo essay: “Juvies”
Ara Oshagan’s “Juvies” from Shawn Nee / discarted on Vimeo.
Photographer Ara Oshagan accompanied filmmaker Leslie Neale while making the film “Juvies” about kids in the Los Angeles juvenile justice system and the California Division of Juvenile Justice. He produced a slideshow of stills from the work, after taking some 5,000 photos. A glimpse of the film (narrated by onetime juvenile offender Mark Wahldberg) available here. Interview with the photographer about how he gained access to the kids here.
-
Inside the Division of Juvenile Justice
Michael Minor is chief deputy secretary of the Division of Juvenile Justice at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It’s his job to help shape the future for this department that’s potentially on the budget chopping block. KALW’s Holly … Read More
- Judge: Imported execution drugs illegal
- ACLU: Counties opting for incarceration, not rehabilitation
-
Books: Local author takes on serial killers, Alcatraz escape
Local author Alan Jacobson writes thrillers, including a popular series that follows the exploits of FBI profiler Karen Vail. His most recent book in the series, Inmate 1577, takes place in San Francisco – specifically, Alcatraz. Jacobson did extensive research on … Read More
- Johnny at San Quentin: the backstory
- Louis Theroux goes to San Quentin
-
Inside the Division of Juvenile Justice
Michael Minor is chief deputy secretary of the Division of Juvenile Justice at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It’s his job to help shape the future for this department that’s potentially on the budget chopping block. KALW’s Holly … Read More
- Santa Cruz has a simple solution to keeping kids out of jail: don't lock them up
- Report: No reason not to shut down state's youth prisons