All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

Forced From Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America

Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States

When the Law Doesn’t Fit the Crime: Lessons from the Blogosphere

Practicing criminal law is not rocket science. It’s also not open-heart surgery. But it’s more than just slapping a slice of cheese...

When the Fear Returns

The first time I saw a stabbing victim was my second day in prison. I heard screams coming from the hallway, and...

Beyond the Boomerang Generation: Youth and Financial Independence

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has stressed the importance of financial literacy following the financial crisis that left millions without work and...

Richard Ross on America’s Youth Detention Facilities and Juvenile Justice Policies

A day before holding a lecture at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, Richard Ross visited his friend, Ronald F., in Miami. “It...

A Florida Boy’s Tragic Story

October is National Youth Justice Awareness Month (Y – Jam). Events in more than 20 states and Washington, D.C., many coordinated by Campaign...

Delaware Becomes First State in Nation to Outlaw Child Spanking

Last month, Gov. Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 234 into law, making Delaware the first state in the nation to effectively make...

Building Bridges Instead of Walls

Growing up, I lived a short bike ride away from my grandmother.  An elementary school reading teacher, she was always a source...

U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit Affirmative Action

In 2008, a high school senior named Abigail Noel Fisher applied for undergraduate admission to the University of Texas at Austin, which...

Grants Awarded: July – September 2012

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ (206) 709-3100 Seattle, WA Athabasca University, to provide conference support to Massive Open Online...

In Prison, A Boy’s Horrible Life

Rape is not sex. No matter how superficially similar the acts might seem, they are fundamentally different. Most reasonable people would agree,...

Vaccines That Keep the Monsters of the Past at Bay

In 1867, a yellow fever epidemic swept Memphis… Across the street from me, ten persons lay dead from the plague. The dead...

Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

When Children Kill Other Children

Last week there was yet another  heartbreaking report of a child killing another child.  This time the news came from Jacksonville, Florida.  Cristian Fernandez is...

Releasing Juvenile Records to Universities Unfairly Burdens Youth

I joined the Army in 1984, at least in part because I hated high school. I couldn’t stand the drudgery of boring...

Emerging State Safe Harbor Responses to Sex Trafficking and Prostitution of Minors

We sat in court and Raquel doodled butterflies and rainbows and wrote a poem about feeling lost. I scribbled down our next court...

Taking the Time to Make Juvenile Court Work

A couple of weeks ago, I was in juvenile delinquency court and as often happens, a particular case got me thinking – and...

Meridian Struggles with School-to-Prison Allegations

Lionel Townsend will turn 14 in September and a few months after that he will be able to return to school, ending...

School-to-Jailhouse Pipeline Not Only in Mississippi

Meridian is not alone under the DOJ magnifying glass. In a somewhat similar case in Tennessee, the DOJ says the Juvenile Court...