Lopes Named Overseer for D.C. Youth Services

May 31, 2004 Lopes Named Overseer for D.C. Youth Services  The District of Columbia has agreed to the appointment of an independent overseer for its troubled juvenile justice system, moving the city administration one step closer to ending a long-running legal battle over how it treats young offenders. With the agreement, filed on May 20, 2004, in the District of Columbia Superior Court, the city has for now averted a complete court takeover of the Youth Services Administration and the problem-plagued Oak Hill Youth Center, the city's juvenile jail and detention center. Grace Lopes, who once . . .