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Grants Awarded – Week of April 30th, 2012

Students in Free Enterprise and Lowe’s TO: United Neighborhood Center$2000-To build a new playground and exercise area for kids. CarMax...

All That is Wrong With Private Prisons

A friend of mine called me last week from prison. We hadn’t spoken in a few months, so we did a lot...

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Non-profits in Pa. Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status

Last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that a Pike County Jewish summer camp was no longer eligible for tax-exempt status in...

Bart Lubow on the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI)

Bart Lubow, who has been working for more than 20 years to reduce the number of youth being sent to detention centers,...

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Families Demand Say in ‘Dysfunctional’ System

Jeannette Bocanegra, a community organizer from New York City, told a gathering of juvenile justice system practitioners and advocates in Houston last...

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Analysis of Obama’s Budget Proposal as it Relates to Youth Issues

“A breakdown and analysis of the President’s 2013 budget proposal as it relates to children and families.”

Reducing Gang Violence and Saving Money

Scott State Prison, in Milledgeville, Ga., was originally built as a hospital during the Great Depression. I was there for a few...

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School Discipline: Debate Reignited by New Los Angeles Data

This story originally appeared on iWatchnews.org by the Center for Public Integrity As a national debate heats up over appropriate student discipline, new data...

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Alternatives to Youth Detention Conference Opens in Houston

Texas State Senator John Whitmire came to the podium last night at the opening of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) conference in Houston...

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Laws Sending Kids to Adult Court at Issue in New Jersey High Court

Tuesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of the state’s so-called juvenile waiver laws – a series of rulings that...

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Casey CEO: Reform Justice System that Destroys Young Lives

Patrick McCarthy,President & CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, today called for transforming the juvenile justice in the United States into...

The Case for Phased Juvenile Justice Realignment in California

California is embarking on an ambitious and deep-rooted reform of its corrections system, an effort that has come to be know as...

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Day Two: John Jay Juvenile Justice Conference

NEW YORK – The John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice is holding a two-day conference for journalists on...

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A Juvenile Justice System in Flux: Updates from John Jay Symposium

NEW YORK – The John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice is holding a two-day conference for journalists on...

Beyond the Horrible, the Reality of Sexual Assault in Youth Detention

I was 18 years old when I was arrested and sent to jail. But the real hell of my life to come...

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The Myth of Suburban Gangs: A Changing Demographic

When most people think of gangs and the criminal activity often associated with them problems of the inner-city may come to mind...

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Across the Nation, State Legislatures Focused on Children in 2012

State legislatures across the United States have been busy this year with youth and juvenile justice-related legislation. While there have been some...

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