Youth Today
All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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1.6KNewsAfter judge resentences LaKeith Smith to 30 years, his lawyer pledges to fight for those who ‘didn’t pull the trigger’
"Today doesn't feel like justice,” Smith's attorney Leroy Maxwell told news reporters.
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1.0KNews‘We can’t incarcerate our way out of the problem’: Why some judges favor drug courts’ treatment-based approach
Drug courts are a treatment-based model of diverting people from lockdown.
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1.9KOpinionCalifornia: Is this how you want your kids to be treated?
“Why are we still pepper spraying other people's kids?" one juvenile justice advocate asked.
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Sentenced to 65 years, at age 19, Alabaman will ask for prison-release during Monday hearing
LaKeith Smith was convicted when he was 15 for his part in a burglary.
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1.1KGrantsGrants for community-based alternatives to youth incarceration
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Incarceration, Youth Welfare, Justice-involved Youth, Community | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: Apr. 11, 2023
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971NewsNew Mexico has lost track of juveniles locked up for life. We found nearly two dozen.
An upcoming bill could grant these youth their freedom, if they can be identified.
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3.4KNewsDisabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
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1.3KNewsGeorgia House votes to prosecute 17 year olds as juveniles
The bill was approved on a vote of 145-22, sending it to the state Senate.
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1.6KOpinionBalancing incentives and sanctions to achieve youth justice progress
Adolescents are best influenced to change behaviors through a balance of incentives and sanctions.
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1.9KNewsQ&A: Meet U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention chief Liz Ryan
Ryan led work that closed six prisons and allocated $50 million to local communities.
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1.4KNewsEx-state adviser implicated in youth center abuse lawsuits
David Ball is among roughly 150 former staffers who are implicated by former residents.
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1.1KNewsHow an illicit cell phone helped me take college courses from prison
It’s also taught me digital literacy. Imagine getting out and not having this experience.
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1.1KNewsSchools face pressure to take harder line on discipline
As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the pandemic, many schools are facing pressure.
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1.1KNewsLawsuit: Illinois agency wrongfully imprisoned children
The children have missed holidays, birthdays and funerals of loved ones.
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930NewsLearning to thrive after doing time
"Prison education is where you change lives,” says Dyersburg Community College President Scott Cook.
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1.3KNewsThe toll of his absence: the women supporting prisoner Almeer Nance
Jameerial Johnson's father has been incarcerated her entire life.
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4.0K► ReportsYouth and the juvenile justice system: 2022 national report
The National Center for Juvenile Justice releases the fifth edition of its comprehensive report on the current state of the youth and...
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6.3KNews‘It’s not just a jail break’: Juvenile prison populations reach all-time lows
The statistics are fueling proponents’ hopes of entirely eliminating juvenile detention centers.
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2.1KNewsMayor: Teacher shot by 6-year-old ‘red flag for the country’
Virginia authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved.
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2.1KNewsTennessee ban on juvenile life sentences is latest to align with U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling
Some states ignore court orders to lessen juvenile sentences.
