All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"

As He Lay Dying, In Prison

I remember the first time I saw a prisoner dying from medical neglect. He lived in the dorm with me, which was...

Reorganization of OJJDP In the Works

The federal office responsible for supporting juvenile justice programs around the country is in the process of reorganizing its internal structure, with...

Mind Someone Else’s Business

A lot of people complain about youth today, but few do anything about it. That isn’t a criticism, but an observation. Kids...

Juvenile Justice Trends in State Legislation, 2001-2011

New Report Charts A Decade of Changes to the Nation’s Juvenile Justice System

Recently, the National Conference of State Legislators published Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation 2001-2011, a decade-long analysis of changes that have...

Some Surprising Lessons on Criminal Justice From Miss America

I couldn’t hide my disappointment. There she was on the program, Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler, the keynote speaker. What better person to...

Promising Impact? Mayor Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs

Sometimes it seems there is an inherent conflict of interest between those who work in the field of juvenile justice and their...

Juvenile Justice and Real Crime Prevention

“You don’t care about the victims. All you care about are those kids.” It was a comment I’ve heard in one form...

After a Sexual Assault, a Teen Victim turns to Social Media

In most states, media outlets are prevented from reporting the names and some details in juvenile cases. This practice is born of...

At a Georgia Conference, an All-Out Assault on Zero-Tolerance

“There’s a marvelous program,” said child welfare attorney Leslie Stewart. A county-employed psychologist roams an elementary school in a neighborhood beset by...

Eight Ways to Improve the Juvenile Justice Programs

We sat in blue plastic school desks. The room was all white, with gray metal cabinets. It was comfortably air conditioned, which...

States React with Hearings, Orders on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Life Sentences

Just after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated some 2,400 life sentences given to juveniles nationwide, Iowa’s governor responded with commuting the 38...

LGBT Youth Over-Represented in Juvenile Justice System

A disproportionate number of LGBT teens are represented in the nation’s juvenile justice system, possibly making up as much as 15 percent...

Proposed Budget Cuts Loom for Juvenile Justice Programs

Youth advocates are ringing the alarm bells at Congress’s proposed levels of funding for state programs that would prevent young people from...

Appeals Accepted in First Miller Cases

Less than three weeks after a Supreme Court ruling mandated it, an Iowa court gives two inmates the right to appeal the...

Senate Considers Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint in School

WASHINGTON – Corey Foster, 16, was playing basketball with his friends at his school in Yonkers, N.Y., in April, when a staff...

No Quick Fix for Disproportionate School Discipline of Black Students

In the wake of a batch of federal data released earlier this year showing minority children are disproportionately disciplined in schools, experts...

High Court’s Decision in Miller v. Alabama is a Victory for Many, Especially in Communities of Color

The W. Haywood Burns Institute  (BI) would like to congratulate our colleague Bryan Stevenson at the Equal Justice Initiative  and the legions of lawyers, advocates and...

The True Horror of Youth in Solitary Confinement

The short hallway, maybe 15- or 20- feet long, had gray metal doors on each end. A single fluorescent light dimly lit...

On Independence Day, a Reminder That the People Still Have Power

Connecticut just made a major policy change that will protect kids and reduce crime. You probably didn’t notice. That’s understandable. The Raise...