residential care

A bipartisan bill on the abuse of youth who are placed into residential care, which has been publicly championed by celebrity heiress Paris Hilton, has cleared both chambers and is on to the desk of President Joe Biden.

Sabrina Anderson and Kaylah McMillan write that ending the use of institutions to house foster youth is a key step on the path to abolition

A new report gives a rare firsthand look inside group homes and lockups for youth, highlighting violence, isolation and sub-par care.

Legislation protecting youth in residential care — inspired by an Imprint and San Francisco Chronicle investigation — has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. 

A bill, backed by Paris Hilton, to strengthen protections for youth in California’s residential treatment centers has passed the Legislature.

A recent New York appeals court ruling reinforces the authority of family court judges when youth are placed in residential facilities.

Richard Wexler writes that while for-profit McTreatment chains are relatively new, abusing institutionalized children is not.

One of the nation’s largest youth residential treatment programs is shutting down after California officials, prompted by a San Francisco Chronicle and Imprint investigation into rampant abuse allegations, decided to stop sending vulnerable children there.

By The Imprint staff reports