CORONAVIRUS UPDATES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE

We’ve taken a break from posting during this unprecedented crisis but would like to provide the following list of articles pertaining to how COVID-19 is impacting the juvenile justice system nationwide. We will begin to post more regular updates in the near future.

• 3 staff, 2 residents at Kent County Juvenile Detention have coronavirus

• Gov. Whitmer restricts entry into juvenile justice and care facilities

• Opinion | Reducing youth incarceration can help curtail spread of coronavirus

• Juvenile justice system faces coronavirus challenges - Toledo

• Coronavirus in juvenile detention is a 'nightmare scenario,' doctors and advocates say

• Advocates Demand Illinois Release Youth From Juvenile Detention Centers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

• THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC MAKES THE CASE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

• More than 200 inmates released over COVID-19 concerns, DA says

• Here Is How California Must Protect Youth In State Lock-Ups During The COVID-19 Crisis

• New York is being sued for the release of teenagers at risk for coronavirus

• How Is The Justice System Responding To COVID-19's Spread?