Facility Violence Increases After ‘Raise the Age’ Law, as Older Teens Kept in NYC Juvenile Detention
Workers at New York City’s two juvenile detention centers are struggling to control an exploding population of minors charged with...
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Oct 31 min read
Troubled Louisiana Juvenile Jail Flouts State Protocols for Licensing and Treatment of Youth
A rural jail in northern Louisiana is doing big business, incarcerating juveniles. But as Nick Chrastil reports for The Lens , the jail...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 242 min read
Hundreds Sue Over Sexual Abuse In Illinois Detention Centers
More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 192 min read
Omaha New Juvenile Detention Center is Complete But Empty
Something is missing in Omaha’s new juvenile detention center: the juveniles. A year after the controversial project’s completion, the...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 122 min read
L.A. County Saves Juvenile Halls, But Skepticism Remains
Facing a deadline to improve dire conditions inside its two juvenile halls or shut them down, Los Angeles County won a reprieve from the...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 281 min read
Justice Varies with Geography for Juveniles in Maine
Though Maine has tried to send fewer teenagers to prison -- emphasizing rehabilitation programs instead – efforts have played out...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 231 min read
16 Years After Juvenile Detention, Shocking Rates of Firearm Mortality
Results published by the Northwestern Juvenile Project -- a 25-year prospective longitudinal cohort study of 1,829 youths after juvenile...
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