John Kelly

Will Ruling Save All Lifers?

Joe Sullivan: Among the inmates who must be given a “meaningful opportunity” for release after the Supreme Court ruling in Graham...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Network Forms to Train Foster Youth on Advocacy

A national organization launched last month hopes to train former foster youth to educate lawmakers and state and local system leaders...

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Newsmakers for June 2010

Nonprofits Alex Busansky started this month as president of the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). When the...

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Florida Delves into Predictive Analytics

Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice is diving into the field of predictive analytics – a tool that big business has come...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for June 2010

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, Mich.(269) 968-1611http://www.wkkf.org Note: The following grants are all part of America Healing, Kellogg’s new initiative to promote racial...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Weekly Notes: New funding from OJJDP; Scathing report on Luzerne scandal; PROMISE Act goes viral; and more

***A couple of new solicitations from OJJDP: Group Mentoring Research and Evaluation Program: To evaluate the effectiveness of group mentoring programs at...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Three Names in Mind at Justice for OJJDP Job

This article was corrected on May 27 Sources close to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention say three people are...

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Supreme Court Bans Life Without Parole for Some Juveniles

Note: This story was updated May 18 The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today that life without parole for juveniles not involved in...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

New Funding from OJJDP: Juvenile Sex Offenders, Exposure to Violence, Indigent Defense

Of course, the one time we get the Weekly Notes done early, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention adds really...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Fed Grants Process for Runaway/Homeless Needs Work, GAO Says

The Family and Youth Services Bureau needs to improve the application process used in awarding grants to service providers for runaway and...

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Advocates Urge Changes to Juvenile Standards on Prison Sex Abuse

The Justice Department should not require states to use medical staff members in detention and residential facilities to question juveniles about abusive...

Florida Hopes Predictive Analytics Can Improve JJ System

Big businesses have come to rely on a budding technology called predictive analytics to help them guess the likely future actions of...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Rep. Miller Takes Questions on Juvenile Justice Reauthorization

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) spoke today about reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) in an interview on Juvenile...

Walsh Act Watch: Delaware Edition

Note: Because little attention is being paid to this in the mainstream media, JJ Today is going to give a brief profile...

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Did ex-cons run a gang from their youth program?

False advertising? One of COIL’s buildings holds itself out as the headquarters of Operation Safe Streets, but the project went away nearly...

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Q&A: Stopping Life without Parole

Johnson: “In the beginning, I considered all of those who disagreed with me … as the enemy.” With the U.S. Supreme...

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College Diplomas, Income Elude Foster Care Alumni

A new report of a long-term study of youth who have aged out of foster care in three Midwestern states paints...

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Newsmakers for May 2010

Vicki Wagner Nonprofits The executive director of the National Network for Youth, which advocates increased resources to aid homeless and runaway...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for May 2010

The Hearst FoundationsNew York(212) 586-5404http://www.hearstfdn.org • Partnership for After School Education, New York, $80,000 for general support. • Zero to Three,...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier