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Los Angeles (KABC) – Over the past seven years since being released from prison, April Grayson has advocated for formerly and currently incarcerated women.
She brings attention to how they ended up in prison and why that matters.
“Some people do go to jail, and they come home different people and they want to give back and they want to explain and they want to educate,” Grayson said.
After a judge approved a plan earlier this month to begin clearing out the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the Los Angeles County Probation Department says it has begun the process of transferring incarcerated young people between camps to prepare for the transition.
In the days since the news broke that Los Angeles County had agreed to pay $4 billion to nearly 7,000 people who were victims of sexual abuse while locked in juvenile detention facilities or child welfare group homes, …
Monday’s celebration, which included a performance from Monarcas — the first Latina transgender dance group in the South Bay — took place ahead of the Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31.
