Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison

One in three American children will be arrested by the time they are twenty-three, many of them for so-called status offenses—including cutting school, drinking alcohol, or disrespecting a police officer—that are not crimes for adults. On Wednesday, January 14, 2015, Nell Bernstein, author of the book "Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison," joins Zachary Norris, executive director of the Ella Baker Center, and Raj Jayadev, executive director of Silicon Valley Debug, for a compelling conversation about the state of America’s juvenile justice system and alternatives to juvenile incarceration. The panel discussion will be moderated by Lateefah Simon, program director of the Rosenberg Foundation.

The event is sponsored by the Akonadi Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.