September 5th will be the one-year anniversary of the death of Dyron Brewer in the CYA's Chad prison for youth. A mass memorial and march will be held in Stockton on Monday, September 5th, from 12pm to 3pm, to honor Dyron's life. The cause of Dyron's death is unknown, but he was the fourth prisoner to die in the CYA system last year. Durrell Feaster, Dion Whitfield, and Roberto Lombana also lost their lives inside CYA’s youth prisons in 2004.

Books Not Bars says, "We are joining together to make sure these young lives are not lost in vain.... It’s time to close the CYA’s youth prisons and build a new system of rehabilitation and support – a system these young people deserved but never received." No More Lost Lives will be a day of music, poetry, speeches, honoring, and prayer. Read more | Books Not Bars Campaign