John Kelly

Roberts Rules

Juvenile justice advocates and service providers had lofty expectations for the Obama administration and the 111th Congress. But the U.S. Supreme Court...

2011 Could Be Big Year for Some Juvenile Drug Treatment Programs

We might be reading the tea leaves too much here, but it seems that multiple factors may align to spur an investment...

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Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior Among Serious Adolescent Offenders

Data from the Justice Department’s long-term Pathways to Desistance study do not establish a causal link between serious juvenile offending and substance...

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HHS Hands Out Bonuses for States That Stepped Up Medicaid, SCHIP Enrollment for Kids

More states were able to secure federal bonus awards this year for their efforts to encourage and increase enrollment of uninsured children...

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States Starting to Move on Federal Guardianship, Foster Care-to-21 Programs

More than a year after passage of a law intended to give more support to youths aging out of foster care, the...

Walsh Act Watch: The Pseudo-Extension (Updated)

Note: This piece was corrected on December 16 to clarify that the legislation, not the Department of Justice, is responsible for the...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

List of Juvenile Justice Pork in Omnibus Spending Bill

There are more than 6,000 earmarks in the Senate’s proposed 2011 omnibus spending bill, according to a master list compiled by the...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

More Teens Smoke Marijuana than Cigarettes

For the second year in a row, more teens reported using marijuana in the past 30 days than the number that reported...

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Scott Defends PROMISE Act Merger; Juvenile Advocacy Coalition Opposes It

The bill combining Rep. Bobby Scott’s (D-Va.) Youth PROMISE Act (YPA) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) Gang Abatement and Prevention Act has...

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Child Abuse Legislation Passes Both Chambers

The much-discussed DREAM Act remains in limbo as the Senate and House deal on tax cuts and fiscal 2011 spending. But another...

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Scott Merges PROMISE Act with Feinstein Gang Bill

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) has made a deal with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to merge their very different crime prevention bills and...

Weekly Notes: Walsh Act, NYC sues NY, and finally a nominee for…Bureau of Justice Assistance

***There is still no nominee to lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Everything we have heard points to Massachusetts...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

GAO Revises Report on For-Profit Schools

The Government Accountability Office has taken the unusual step of revising parts of its report on for-profit schools’ recruiting practices, lessening the...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier