DA @chesaboudin strongly supports @GavinNewsom's plan to close Div. of Juvenile Justice. Our highest-needs youth don't belong in prison-like facilities; their success requires us to deliver rehabilitation in settings that are safe, healing-centered, & rooted in our communities.
Great job. As a criminal defense attorney and former Executive Director of an outpatient substance abuse treatment program where we treated at risk youth including youth on probation this is a compassionate decision that will save and rehabilitate lives. I applaud her decision.