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Frustrated by a lack of treatment options, a sheriff in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula took to the Internet, pleading for help for a mentally ill Vietnam veteran stuck in his jail.
Advocates say it’s merely the latest example of a failed criminal justice mental health system.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Kentucky-based juvenile justice advocate is calling on Tennessee officials to end the practice of solitary confinement in the state's juvenile detention centers.
Vicki Reed with the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Initiative was shocked to learn children in Tennessee can be kept alone in their cells for up to 24 hours a day, for days at time.
A state requirement that high school students take classes in health and physical fitness might soon vanish in many Michigan schools.
A Republican-sponsored package that loosens high school graduation requirements — most prominently by making Algebra II optional — also includes opt-outs for health and gym.
SEATTLE — King County’s controversial new Juvenile Justice Center opened its doors for public tours Wednesday, offering access inside cells that will soon house incarcerated youth.
The program bringing the mothers together is called Sisters United Resilient and Empowered, or SURE Moms. It’s run out of the same office as the local violence interruption program, which follows a model popular among cities trying to curb homicides and assaults, deploying former offenders and other outreach workers to steer high-risk young people away from solving conflicts with a gun or other weapon before it’s too late.
Punishment in the adult system can be for varied reasons — punishment as a consequence, as a deterrent or as rehabilitation. In the juvenile system, it’s all about rehabilitation.
Donald Trump and the Democrats hoping to unseat him as president all say they want to reform the criminal justice system in the United States, which held 2.3 million people behind bars in 2019.
“Suspension and expulsion is one of the most critical issues facing public education today,” says Dr. Alan Coulter, a Louisiana-based psychologist. “Any hour, any minute lost from instruction is a lost piece of potential for that student.”
Non-profit group The Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) on Thursday (December 19) released a report exposing failures in the juvenile justice system that mirror ones found in the adult system.
One of the last pieces of legislation from former California Gov. Jerry Brown’s final year in office would end the prosecution of pre-teens who commit crimes, other than murder and forcible sexual assault.
"I think that we are in a moment now where there is bipartisan support for criminal justice reform, where policymakers really understand that mass incarceration has not increased public safety," one expert said.
We’ve got emotions and behaviors backward. Common misconceptions about emotions and behaviors impact everything from how we parent, to how a judge sentences youth in their courtroom. Illuminating the neural origins of emotion and behavior can bring relief to parents, youth, and direct care staff. This podcast is intended to do just that. Think “Car Talk” meets neuroscience.
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In 2018, 1,364 Michigan residents died of suicide -- a 44% increase since 1999.
That’s higher than the death toll from motor-vehicle accidents. Two and a half times higher than the number of Michigan homicides. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in Michigan, and it’s the second-leading cause of death among Michigan residents age 15 to 24.
Supporters pleased with first year of decriminalization, but judge warns: ‘It gives young people another excuse to use drugs.Where mistrust between communities and law enforcement runs high, can people with criminal histories bridge the gap?
By now, the medical evidence is clear: Childhood trauma can have profound effects on physical and mental health.
Even so, Michigan physicians like Timothy Kval remain all too rare. Working out of a Muskegon clinic, Kval evaluates more than a patient’s symptoms, blood pressure readings and cholesterol scores.
He also screens adult patients for past traumatic events like physical abuse, neglect, domestic violence in the home or the loss of a parent through divorce or death.
A new federal report has found the number of kids who say they have been sexually victimized in juvenile detention centers has dropped across the U.S. compared with past years. But remarkably high rates of sexual abuse persist in 12 facilities stretching from Oregon to Florida, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics report released Wednesday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A supervisor and former employee of the Juvenile Justice Center were arrested and charged in connection to the escape of four teens.
Today Dr Etan Nasreddin-Longo, chair of the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel, will present the Panel’s report to the Legislative Joint Justice Oversight Committee. The report contains extensive recommendations to the Legislature regarding ways to ameliorate the racial disparities that exist in our criminal and juvenile justice systems. These recommendations include centralizing a bias incident complaint process, significantly expanding data collection efforts, and implementing reforms to reduce racial profiling. The report also discusses root causes of racial disparities and summarizes the Panel’s extensive policy considerations.
