OJJDP's Ryan Wants To Get More Youth Out Of 'Toxic' Prisons
Liz Ryan’s appointment to head the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has been met with...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 15
- 2 min
'Second Look' Case Illustrates Long Odds and System's Pitfalls
Recently enacted "second look" laws and local sentencing review units in certain cities exist to correct excessive and disproportionate...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14
- 2 min
D.C. Mayor Fires Juvenile Justice Chief, Gives No Reason
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser ousted the director of the city’s youth rehabilitation services agency, asking the longtime...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Violence Among Children Up Sharply Since 2020 Amid COVID
Violence among children has soared since 2020, a stark reversal of a decadeslong decline in juvenile crime. In the U.S., homicides...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Lawsuits Allege Decades Of Abuse In Los Angeles County Youth Jails
Maisha was 16 years old when an officer inside Los Angeles juvenile hall began to take interest in her. Over time it progressed to the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Number of Incarcerated Juveniles Fell to All-Time Low in 2020
The number of children incarcerated in juvenile prisons across the U.S. fell to an all-time low in 2020, the latest year of available...
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By Heaven LaMartz
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Addressing the National Juvenile Justice System Staffing Crisis
Juvenile justice systems across the U.S. are experiencing a staffing crisis that spans corrections, probation, and service provider...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
How CA Judge Came To Release Woman He Sentenced 41 Years Ago
Senior California appeals judge Anthony Kline, 83, asked to serve as a juvenile court judge, which he had done 40 years earlier, in 1981....
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Amid Crime Rise, Prosecutors Defend Trying Juveniles As Adults
In some states, juveniles are automatically charged in adult court for certain serious crimes. It's a practice known as direct file. In...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
TN High Court, 3-2, Voids Mandatory Life Terms For Teen Killers
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled a state law mandating life sentences for juvenile homicide offenders is unconstitutional, saying it is...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Texas Juvenile Prison Pay Raises Haven't Fixed Staffing Crisis
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department raised officer pay 15 percent in July to confront a long-running staffing and safety crisis. The...
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By Heaven LaMartz
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Speakers Urge Better Care for Youth In Justice System
Advocates for reducing juvenile incarceration told a recent webinar audience that the sooner trauma and other problems are addressed, the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Federal Regulation Sought For 'Gooning' Kids To School, Treatment
Within the 'secure transport industry', it’s called “gooning.” Brawny men show up under the cover of darkness and force a teenager into a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Children In Texas Youth Prison System Unable To Access Toilets
This summer, children in Texas' youth prison systems faced poor conditions such as being trapped in their cells, and forced to urinate in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
Maryland County Adjoining D.C. Will Impose Curfew On Juveniles
Prince George’s County, Md., Executive Angela Alsobrooks said that a curfew would go into effect for juveniles 17 and younger for 30...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 1, 2022