Youth Today
All posts tagged "criminal justice"
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1.7KNewsNew Mexico’s marijuana record expungement lags behind legalization
Thomas Wescott, 24, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he has been rejected by multiple employers due to a six-year-old conviction for...
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1.7KFrom the BureausNonprofits push parole reform and housing for parolees
Some among the 3,614 formerly incarcerated persons living in city shelters in 2019, as one example, spent stints in city jails for...
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3.3KGuest Opinion EssayLead Exposure’s Link to Crime Should Shape Criminal Sentencing, Early Release
The Pure Earth Council and UNICEF reported in 2020 that, globally, one out of three children are exposed to dangerous levels of...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Justice Needs Specialized Training of Judges, Lawyers, Court Employees, and Courtroom Language that Doesn’t Demean
“Move the bodies.” That’s what a defense lawyer recently overheard an employee in juvenile court say, as if the young people being...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayAnalysts Propose Racial Equity in Youth Probation
Structural racism drives harsher treatment of Black youth, who are more likely than white youth to be arrested, incarcerated, placed on probation...
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3.3K► NewsmakersKelli Rhee is the New President and CEO of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation recently announced the appointment of Kelli Rhee as its new president and chief executive officer. The...
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Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBTQ Youth
This new report from the Center for American Progress' Movement Advancement Project shows how LGBTQ youth are vastly over-represented in both the...
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Educational Exclusion: Drop Out, Push Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
The Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) examines the ways in which school systems disproportionately discipline LGBTQ youth while also failing...
