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More Must be Done to Reduce Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice

By Nancy Gannon Hornberger and Gina E. Wood Unfairness plagues our nation’s juvenile justice systems. Shocking racial inequities in juvenile justice are...

Weekly Notes: JJ mess in Maryland; new resource on girls programs; and more

JJ Today is back home in Washington, D.C., fresh off a trip to the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Conference in Kansas City (click...

JDAI: Day two: Lubow’s Forecast

City of Fountains (Kansas City)– The morning of day two always brings one of the more fiery speeches of the Annie E....

JDAI: Day One

Kansas City – Greetings from the City of Fountains! As usual, JJ Today is at the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-Site conference...

JDAI: Day One

Kansas City – Greetings from the City of Fountains! As usual, JJ Today is at the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-Site conference...

JDAI: Day two: Lubow’s Forecast

City of Fountains (Kansas City)– The morning of day two always brings one of the more fiery speeches of the Annie E....

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Paranoia & Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility

Paranoia & Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile FacilityJerome GoldSeven Stories Press344 pages.. People often ask novelist and poet Jerome Gold, a...

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Psych Meds In Jails

A ground-breaking, year-long investigation by Youth Today has uncovered ample evidence that many youths incarcerated in American juvenile facilities are getting potent...

Weekly Notes: Is it Missouri Model’s time?; LWOP goings-on; and more

***As noted in last week’s Notes, the October issue of Youth Today includes “Psych Meds Behind Bars,” a look at what is...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Breaking Down the Juvenile Justice Grants (UPDATED Sept. 30)

***The Office of Justice Programs has released its 2010 grants over the past few weeks; the agency has until Oct. 1 to...

Weekly Notes: Interesting recs discussed by JJ Council; new Youtube video pushes reauthorization; and more

***First, a quick teaser for “Psych Meds Behind Bars,” a major story coming out in the October edition of Youth Today, which...

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Boys Town Accused of Using Improper Restraints

Allegations that workers used physical and chemical restraints on residents at two Boys Town programs near its campus headquarters in Omaha, Neb.,...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

New Juvenile Justice Grants Explained

***The Office of Justice Programs started to release announcements of its grants this week, and will continue to announce more until Oct....

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Chief of Juvenile Judges’ Group Steps Down

By Patrick Boyle and John Kelly Those who have worked with Mary Mentaberry, executive director of the National Council of Juvenile and...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Justice Names Major Mentoring Grant Winners

Some of the biggest organizations in youth work were winners of the Justice Department’s National Mentoring grants announced Wednesday. They are: *...

Weekly Notes: New Candidate for OJJDP; Youth Court Month; upcoming events; and more

***The name of one candidate for the administrator position at the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has emerged this...

Weekly Notes – Summer Roundup

Hope everyone in the JJ field had a great summer. JJ Today was relatively quiet in the month of August for two...

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L.A. Takes on Gangs – Again

A man leaves his neighborhood one day to visit the mother of his child. The woman’s current boyfriend finds out, and recruits...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Some States Find JJDPA Not Worth the Money

Some state governments recently have discussed whether participating in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) is valuable, even before a...