Yes, this year was one of the worst in recent memory. But what if I told you there’s reason to hope — that there is still some good to latch on to?
Well, there is. Here are 11 criminal justice victories to prove it.
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Yes, this year was one of the worst in recent memory. But what if I told you there’s reason to hope — that there is still some good to latch on to?
Well, there is. Here are 11 criminal justice victories to prove it.
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office cited far fewer Ventura County students for missing class during the past school year than in the year before.
Young offenders in juvenile detention don’t get the best education. But those held in solitary confinement can go weeks, even months, without any instruction at all.
Youth courts provide an efficient—albeit unconventional—alternative to the formal juvenile justice system. Although structures of youth courts vary, the purpose remains the same: to rehabilitate and deter youth offenders in a forum largely governed by their minor peers—one free of the stigma associated with the traditional justice system.
Gov. Chris Christie's administration on Thursday cleared its first hurdle in plans to close two juvenile correctional facilities and replace them with three new detention centers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Get to troubled kids early and don't lose them in the criminal system. Those are among the final recommendations released late this week from a Tennessee juvenile justice task force.
The high-security Connecticut Juvenile Training School in Middletown, a flash-point for controversy since it was built by the Rowland administration, is finally closing, and the responsibility for kids who are deemed by the court to be juvenile delinquents will shift from DCF to the Judicial Branch.
This report encompasses recommendations intended to provide a starting point for reducing reliance on the use of secure confinement in King County. Some recommendations are aimed at enhancing detention programs and the behavioral techniques of detention staff in managing youth.
It's been 13 years since Cyntoia Brown was sentenced — at the age of 16 — to life in prison for the killing of a man who had picked her up for sex. But this week, thanks the power of celebrities on social media, the case rose to national attention again, and Brown's lawyer said she was "shocked" at the renewed interest.
ASHTABULA, OH — The county Juvenile Court in Ashtabula now has a new destination for low-risk delinquents, aside from a police station or the Youth Detention Center.
Building Ladders of Opportunity for Young People in the Great Lakes States, Brief 4
Executive signs order to examine approaches to keeping youth out of jail
ITS BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE SCOTUS RULED JUVENILE LIFERS SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO COME HOME. TODAY, LESS THAN 10% IN THE STATE HAVE DONE SO.
It’s essential to figure out why there are so many more children in the system
This detention centre for minors in Marseilles offers an alternative to oppressive prison architecture through its muted material palette of natural stone and board-marked concrete.
PITTSFIELD TWP., MI - A sculpture representing the hopes and wishes of youths held in juvenile detention is set for unveiling at the Washtenaw County Youth Center.
Circuit Judge Linda Pauel talks about starting a book program for young defendants in her chambers Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the Juvenile Court Building in Chicago. Judge Pauel has a shelf of books in her courtroom that she often lends to juveniles.
This year, legislators in both New York and North Carolina took great steps towards improving public safety and providing meaningful rehabilitative services to young people across their states. Elected leaders in both of these states raised the age at which youth will be handled in family court, joining the growing national consensus that youth under 18 years of age should not be in the adult criminal justice system.
Sometimes Congress gets it right. This summer, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on juvenile justice reform. The hearing was a call to end the draconian practices of institutionalizing America’s juvenile offenders. The committee's chairman, U.S Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) stated in his opening remarks, “We can all agree that Juvenile offenders must be treated differently than adult offenders.”
Deputy executive steps up to look at reaching goal of keeping youth out of jail