WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A poem on the wall of PA Child Care, a privately owned juvenile detention facility on the outskirts of...
The Department of Justice has announced several juvenile-related grants under the stimulus bill, including the following. For information about how to apply...
Apologies for the absence of Weekly Notes for the past couple weeks. JJ Today has been hard at work on a story...
Another contender for the top spot at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has emerged of late: Child Welfare...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is currently developing a solicitation for proposals to spend local mentoring funds carved out...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is currently developing a solicitation for proposals to spend local mentoring funds carved out...
Three former employees of a Louisiana youth residential treatment center received three years in prison for their role in the death of...
The author of a recently published report on suicides in juvenile facilities says that, despite the major findings in the study,...
Nizam Harris, 12, is sworn in as the defendant during a mock trial for the newly created youth court in East...
***JJ Today mentioned earlier this week that the 2009 appropriations for juvenile justice spending were out, and since then we’ve had a...
Project Assistant Amanda Gilman Mayor’s OfficeSan Bernardino, Calif.(909) 384-5133 http://www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us (see link to Operation Phoenix) Age: 24 Salary: $0. Gilman’s job fulfills...
Two weeks ago, we reported that Lindsay Hayes, the author of a study on suicide in juvenile facilities, felt OJJDP had buried...
The House Appropriations Committee posted the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations information today, both the bills and the explanatory statements. JJ Today is told...
Short notes for this relatively quiet week. But to start, we are now on Day 10 without any explanation or information on...
Following the news of OJJDP’s buried suicide study, released last week after five years in the agency’s possession, JJ Today has learned...
***A quick update on the suicide report, which author Lindsay Hayes told us was essentially buried by the Office of Juvenile Justice...
In Dallas, law enforcement officials say the existing process for dealing with truants is not working. That process is simple: officers pick...
Office of Justice Programs The “Yes We Can” attitude at President Obama’s Justice Department must have resonated with Laurie Robinson. The Clinton-era...
A study of juveniles who committed suicide while in confinement – first contracted by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
The author of a recent U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report on suicides in juvenile facilities says that, despite...