EFF: Victory! Gov. Brown Expands Access to the Internet for Youth in Juvenile Detention and Foster Care
Victory! Gov. Brown Expands Access to the Internet for Youth in Juvenile Detention and Foster Care California Gov. Jerry Brown has a signed a bill into law that opens up the Internet for youth in state care. With A.B. 2448 , California now requires that all youth in juvenile hall be granted access to the Internet for educational purposes. Meanwhile youth in foster care are also ensured access to the Internet for social and recreational activities. The success of this bill should be credited to its author, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, and its organizational sponsor, the Youth Law Center. Together they first introduced the measure in 2017 as A.B. 811, which was passed by strong majorities in the legislature, only to die by the governor’s veto pen . This time around, Gov. Brown signed the new bill, which was narrowed at his request. EFF joined the effort early : we ran email actions and testified in favor of A.B. 2448 before a Senate committee. We also helped rally te...