All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

OP-ED: Fear, Race and Bias Inside and Outside the System

I learned to fear black men at a relatively late age. Although I was brought up in south Georgia in a time...

Top Headlines 03/14/2014

Juvenile Justice Sweeping reform bill advance in Kentucky senate. March is Juvenile Justice Month of Faith and Healing. Education No winners with...

Top Headlines 03/13/2014

Juvenile Justice Still work to be done in Cuomo’s reform efforts. Juvenile prisoners create kids’ books. Ohio ACLU seeks end to unnecessary...

Top Headlines 03/12/2014

Juvenile Justice Ohio juvenile facility moves its most dangerous inmates to county jail. Georgia DJJ seeks veterans as employees. South Carolina school...

Top Headlines 03/11/2014

Juvenile Justice Kentucky senate moves to open juvenile court to public. Ohio boy accused of murder at age 14 to be tried...

We Can’t Improve the US by Fishing for Red Herrings

It is a fact that it is not easy being black or Latino in the United States. More specifically, it’s not safe,...

Beyond Bullying: How Hostile School Climate Perpetuates the School-to-Prison Pipeline for LGBT Youth

Top Headlines 03/06/2014

Juvenile Justice Youth accused of plotting Tennessee school shooting still in juvenile court. . Michigan Supreme Court examining cases of more than...

Top Headlines 03/05/2014

Juvenile Justice Alternatives to detention in Connecticut. Higher levels of direct commitment seen in some Florida jurisdictions. Education Obama proposes two percent...

Top Headlines 03/04/2014

Juvenile Justice Juvenile justice system feeds into adult corrections. Education impacted by solitary confinement. Education Common Core debate could ignite legislative session...

‘The War on Drugs’ Makes Kids Less Safe

The hypocrisy of government efforts is a well known phenomena. Whatever scheme they embark on is wrapped in the stars and stripes,...

Top Headlines 03/03/2014

Juvenile Justice Improving the system in Kentucky. National effort to raise age of juvenile jurisdiction gathers steam. Don’t seal juvenile records in...

Top Headlines 02/27/2014

Juvenile Justice Decline in juvenile arrests. Education Washington state senators urge closing of tax loopholes to fund education reform. Child Welfare Including...

Top Headlines 02/24/2014

Juvenile Justice Learning skills while making amends. Marijuana a civil for juveniles? Sending more kids directly to juvenile court in Nebraska. Maryland...

OP-ED: Restorative Justice Isn’t a Plug and Play Option

A friend of mine has been working for several years to implement restorative practices in his Midwestern community. He has worked with...

Top Headlines 02/21/2014

Juvenile Justice Louisiana juvenile chief apologizes for impact of closed youth prison on community. Education Less than ten percent of Arizona minority...

LGBT Students Deserve Quality – and Equality – On and Off Campus

According to the Human Rights Campaign, 92 percent of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth say they hear negative messages about...

Top Stories 02/20/2014

Juvenile Justice Kentucky DJJ saddled with pension obligations. Education Early childhood education a partisan issue in Vermont. Expanding pre-school in the U.S....

Top Headlines 02/19/2014

Juvenile Justice Minnesota advocates appeal to court to block access to juvenile records. Stopping rape in juvenile detention. Education Music education is...

Top Headlines 02/18/2014

Juvenile Justice Georgia lawmakers seek more discretion in prosecuting teens. Education Montana early childhood education bill dies in legislature. Illinois needs a...