Dan Macallair

Executive Director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

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Executive Director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

Dan Macallair on KCRW

After years of scandals over sexual violence and other forms of brutality and abuse, Governor Schwarzenegger settled a lawsuit against the California Youth Authority.

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After years of scandals over sexual violence and other forms of brutality and abuse, Governor Schwarzenegger settled a lawsuit against the California Youth Authority.

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