Youth Today
All posts tagged "The Sentencing Project"
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845► ReportsEffective alternatives to youth incarceration
Reversing America’s continuing overreliance on incarceration will require two sets of complementary reforms.
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1.4K► ReportsReport: Girls’ arrests rose; incarceration rates were highest among Black and Native American girls
Girls accounted for 31% of arrested youth in 2019, up from 18% in 1990.
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1.4KNewsAfter 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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1.1KNewsAs youths face hefty court fines, some states find new ways for them to pay for their crimes
Courts have long mandated such fees, aiming to hold youth accountable, deter them from future crime and often to cover the justice...
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2.4K► ReportsMinorities are less likely than whites to bypass courts for community-based rehabilitation, new analysis finds
Released today, the Sentencing Project’s “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” analyzes nationwide data. Citing,...
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704NewsIn historic shift, far fewer teens face adult US courts
A significant shift away from the "get tough" philosophy of the 1980s and '90s for youth offenders, has resulted in far fewer...
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1.0K► ReportsJJIE Resource Hub: Federal funds to slash student suspensions; trying adults as children; and other topics
Unspent American Rescue Plan funds to lower the number of students who wind up in the juvenile justice system. The impact of...
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3.3KNewsFrom Detention to Graduation: Examining Role of Education in U.S. Juvenile Justice System
At 7 a.m., teenagers are scurrying to dress and head to class. There are no parents or older siblings nearby to push...
