A 14-year-old foster youth arrested at a long-troubled San Joaquin County children’s shelter was held in jail for weeks after a court had approved her release, simply because child welfare officials were unable to find a suitable home for her.The girl’s incarceration ended abruptly Wednesday, hours after a reporter contacted officials at the local juvenile hall to inquire about her case.
Comment on Girl’s plight exemplifies how shelters turn kids into criminals
By Joaquin Palomino, Cynthia Dizikes and Karen de Sá The San Francisco Chronicle, The Record (Stockton)
Sun, 02/18/2018 - 2:48pm
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