Marin City’s Phoenix Project marks 15 years

By the time Stephen Dean Jr. of Marin City was 18, he had spent the majority of his youth in the juvenile justice system.

“I was 10 the first time, and 17 the last time,” Dean said. “From age 10 to 18, I was only free for two years, and it wasn’t at the same time. The free time added up, like I would be out for like three months, then back. I was like, I can’t give my life away like that.”

Dean, now 28, is one of the many young men who have been supported by the Phoenix Project,...