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State Attorney Aramis Ayala is making changes to cases involving juveniles.
Orange County, Fla., leads the state in juvenile arrests, according to data from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. The majority of those arrests are felonies charged to black boys. In this five-part series, 90.7 WMFE reporter Renata Sago (@renatasago) documents Orange County's complex system for handling kids who commit crimes. The stories are told through the lens of three black men who were charged with felonies as children.
WASHINGTON — Taj Jackson dreamed of college after graduating from a Maryland high school in 2014, but didn’t think his family—headed by a single mother who worked multiple jobs—could afford it.
New Orleans youth who commit misdemeanor offenses could receive warnings or summonses to appear in court with a guardian, under a proposed ordinance aimed at preventing young people from entering, and often re-entering, the criminal justice system after an arrest.
Statistics continue to show that a majority of the youth that come into contact with the criminal justice system have been exposed to trauma. In fact studies indicate over 90% of delinquent youth have experienced a traumatically stressful life event.
The dual credit program is a collaboration between the county and Elgin Community College. Libby Roeger, the college's dean of college transitions and developmental education, said she wants the collaboration to expand beyond the two entities, bringing other community colleges into the fray.
There has been a surge recently, across the U.S., in the number of children entering the foster care system after years of a decline. In Georgia, the number of children in foster care has doubled over the last three years.
When HB 239 passed in March, legislators understood that the sweeping changes to the juvenile justice system mandated by the bill wouldn’t take place overnight. As officials work toward implementation, public hearings explaining the changes have taken place throughout Utah.
A group of Tennessee state legislators, lawyers and judges are trying to prepare a bill that would reform state sentencing laws for juveniles who have committed serious crimes. This is part of the series "Sentencing Children."
Following four escapes in as many months, two local juvenile detention centers run by the same company will see more staff, some outside help from law enforcement and ratcheted up security.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX -When you hear juvenile detention, you almost always think of boot camp. But now the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center has done away with it, and is changing its way of dealing with troubled youth.
DAYTONA BEACH — It’s getting more difficult for a select group of young people on probation to elude the watchful eyes of law enforcement in Volusia and Flagler counties.
Smartphones are a part of the reason, but so is a new deal with the state that has Volusia County sheriff’s deputies joining Daytona Beach police officers in keeping track of juvenile offenders.
Facebook is supporting a bill currently before the California legislature that, if passed, would give children in juvenile detention facilities and foster care homes the right to internet access.
BOSTON - Proposals have been offered in Massachusetts to raise the age limit for young people to have their criminal cases heard in juvenile court. Bills scheduled to be heard on Monday by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee call for gradually raising the upper age in delinquency from 18 to 21.
MICHIGAN -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice, has issued a Request for Proposal to support juveniles and the juvenile justice system.
An extensive new report from the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality shows that yoga programs that are both trauma-informed and gender-responsive can be transformative for girls in the juvenile justice system.
Fifty years after the Supreme Court ruling that recognized children’s right to due process and legal representation, the National Juvenile Defense Center has issued a report that takes a granular look at the juvenile justice system across the states.
“Defense representation for youth is indispensable. Unfortunately, state laws and practices largely tell a different story,” the NJDC concludes.
Supporters of raising the age of criminal responsibility in North Carolina are optimistic as legislation heads to the Senate after a 104-8 approval vote in the General Assembly.
13 Attempted Suicides At Facility In 2017 — About Twice As Many As 2016
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring a Tennessee county from enforcing a policy that allows even very young children accused of minor infractions to be locked up until a hearing.
