Juvenile Justice “This is a very crucial day in the state of Georgia,” said Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday at the Elbert Shaw...
Juvenile Justice Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a sweeping overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. Today,...
According to a new Pew Internet & American Life Project poll, 94 percent of parents with children under the age of 18...
JUVENILE JUSTICE Thoai Lu, writing for the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, addresses mental health care and the juvenile justice...
There is, perhaps, no more powerful place in which the dream of opportunity that America promises is brought to life than in...
JUVENILE JUSTICE Georgia’s governor signed a law creating Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Commission, made up of 15 members representing law enforcemnt, legislators,...
JUVENILE JUSTICE The national Big Brothers Big Sisters organization is reaching out to kids already in legal trouble. And the Cedar Rapids-East...
Juvenile JusticeNebraska lawmakers gave a first-round thumbs-up to changing how the state deals with youngsters who run afoul of the law. Cook...
JUVENILE JUSTICE Las Vegas, NV — Juvenile facility gets a rock wall and a zip line course as a way “to teach...
JUVENILE JUSTICE Florida activists known as The Dream Defenders are pushing for tougher protections for detained youth. They also called for protections of...
JUVENILE JUSTICETALLAHASSEE — The Florida House last week unanimously passed a bill protecting teens from abuse by staff in lock-ups run by...
JUVENILE JUSTICERand Paul, Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House voted Tuesday to give juvenile courts jurisdiction over most...
On a frigid February day in Boston, hundreds of young people backed by Mayor Thomas Menino rallied outside the statehouse for increased...
With the Higher Education Act (HEA) set to expire at the end of the year — in turn, setting up a reauthorization...
Juvenile JusticeEmails show that a Georgia juvenile justice official was angered by a writer’s coverage of a bill that would keep some...
Juvenile JusticeRecognizing the power of peer pressure, Napa County’s juvenile justice system attempts to harness it for positive behavioral change through a ...
For me the keepers of convicts shoulder their combines and keep watch, It is I let out in the morning and barr’d...
Child WelfarePENNSYLVANIA — State lawmakers in dueling efforts to fix child protection infrastructure. Nebraska lawmakers advance new child welfare bill. Trauma-informed care...
Juvenile JusticeThe U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced the availability of approximately $26 million in grants to improve the long-term labor market...