Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth detention"
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3.0KNewsAre California counties ready to handle juvenile offenders now that state youth prisons are shuttered?
“The state opened up Pandora’s box and now we’re trying to manage this disaster.”
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1.0K► ReportsChanging course in youth detention: Reversing widening gaps by race and place
A report finds widening racial and geographic inequities in youth detention since the pandemic.
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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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1.1K► ReportsCrimes against humanity: The mass incarceration of children in the United States
At least 32,359 individuals are in U.S. prisons because of crimes committed as children.
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856NewsNew 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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1.3KNewsEx-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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1.8K► ReportsFlorida girls are arrested and locked up at higher rates than boys
Non-felony offenses accounted for two out of three arrests of juvenile girls in Florida, according to “The Justice for Girls Blueprint: The...
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1.1K► ReportsYouth prison reform in the COVID era
Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss how three states reduced youth incarceration and implemented reforms through the trying times of the COVID...
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535GrantsGrants to support survivors of sexual abuse in youth detention
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Welfare, Youth Safety, Sexual Abuse, Juvenile Justice, Youth Detention, Victim Services | Amount: Up to $750,000 | Deadline: May...
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1.3K► ReportsToo many locked doors: The scope of youth confinement is vastly understated
A new report from The Sentencing Project discusses how youth incarceration rates across the country are being systemically undercounted and what the...
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1.4K► ReportsYouth Justice Under the Coronavirus: Linking Public Health Protections with the Movement for Youth Decarceration
A new report from the Sentencing Project discusses how the juvenile justice system has responded to COVID-19 and makes a number of...
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1.8K► ReportsExpand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System
The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...
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2.3K► ReportsTransforming Closed Youth Prisons: Repurposing Facilities to Meet Community Needs
As the number of youth incarcerated across the country continues to falls significantly due to successful juvenile justice reform initiatives, the Urban...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayWays to Let Detained Youth Know They’re Not Forgotten This Holiday Season
As the holidays approach, we often forget there are so many youth who are detained, in placement or simply away from their...
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The Future of Youth Justice: A Community-Based Alternative to the Youth Prison Model
This new report from the National Institute of Justice and the Harvard Kennedy School summarizes the ways in which the nation's current...
