Criminal
Apr. 7, 2020
Release pregnant girls from juvenile halls now
Imagine you’re a pregnant teenager, you’re incarcerated, and you have no control over your daily life. Now, you wake up inside a juvenile hall in a country with the highest number of COVID-19 cases and you hear the virus has already begun to infiltrate L.A. County juvenile halls. You are scared. Is there any way to keep you and your unborn baby safe?
Jyoti Nanda
Associate Professor
Golden Gate University School of Law
Jyoti was formerly at UCLA School of Law where she founded and ran the Youth & Justice Clinic. The UCLA Clinic faculty and students wrote a report leading to the Motion described above. She was nominated by the American Bar Association to update the national Juvenile Justice Standards - model legal and policy standards for the country.
Tali Gires
JD Candidate
UCLA School of Law
Tali will be working as a criminal defense attorney at Still She Rises upon graduation. Still She Rises is the first holistic defense office in the country dedicated exclusively to the representation of mothers in both the criminal and civil legal systems.
Imagine you're a pregnant teenager, you're incarcerated, and you have no control over your daily life. Now, you wake up inside a juvenile hall in a country with the highest number of COVID-19 cases and you hear the virus has already begun to infiltrate L.A. County juvenile halls. You are scared. Is there any way to keep you and your unborn baby safe?
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has fortunately recognized that these ch...
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