During his time in Los Angeles County's juvenile justice facilities, Dovontray Farmer said he fell behind academically. He said his time in those facilities “played a major role in not being able to get properly educated — I felt betrayed, honestly.”

Dovontray, now 24, mentors students who were recently released from detention, and he's found that academic expectations in juvenile detention are still as low as they were when he was detained.

A group called the Education Justice Coalition released a report this month, calling out Los Angeles County for its continuing failure to educate incarcerated youth, despite a civil grand jury report and investigations by the federal and state Department of Justice.

Who is responsible for Los Angeles County's continuing failure to educate incarcerated young people?

Voices:

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Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This week's episode was hosted by EdSource’s Emma Gallegos and produced by Coby McDonald.

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