Education
The Justice Department has found student rights have been violated in an east Mississippi city, according to The Huffington Post.
Child Welfare
The Shreveport Times reports a $438,000 grant to be awarded to a Louisiana city to help track and monitor at-risk youth.
Juvenile Justice
Community-based services have helped the state of Ohio experience a 17 percent decline in juvenile sex offender cases, the Dayton Daily News reports.
New improvements to the juvenile justice system in Texas are at risk of ending because of a lack of funding, according to The Liberty Vindicator.
A Memphis juvenile defense system will now be handled by the public defender’s office due to wide ranging issues, reports The Commercial Appeal.
