PA Man Who Killed Boy, 7, Seeks High Sentence, Gets 60 Years To Life
A 20-year-old from Erie, Pa., who killed a 7-year-old boy in a gang-related shooting nearly got his wish that a judge sentence him to...
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Nov 52 min read
Maryland Juvenile Justice Reform Likely To Boost Caseloads
Prosecutors, defense attorneys and justice reform advocates agree that changes to Maryland's juvenile justice laws that took effect last...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 202 min read
Maryland GOP Seeks To Remove Juvenile Justice Chief Schiraldi
Maryland Juvenile Services Secretary Vincent Schiraldi vowed to “stay on this job,” responding to members of the General Assembly and...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 152 min read
Louisiana To Spend Millions Expanding Youth Detention
Louisiana officials expect to put tens of millions of dollars over the next two months into expanding juvenile detention centers that...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 112 min read
Louisiana OKs Use Of Pepper Spray In Juvenile Detention Centers
The Louisiana state Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) has authorized the use of mace and pepper spray in local juvenile detention...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 132 min read
Florida Juveniles Get Stiffer Sentences Than Adults
A Miami Herald investigation found that judges are giving teens transferred to adult courts higher sentences on average for felony...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 22 min read
Justice Department Says TX Texas Juvenile Centers Violated Rights
The U.S. Department of Justice identified unconstitutional conditions in all five of Texas' juvenile detention centers, where children...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 242 min read
Omaha's $27M Juvenile Jail May Never Open
The new juvenile detention center in downtown Omaha, Neb., features comfortable rooms, common spaces with flat-screen TVs and orderly...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 102 min read
What Cities Have Learned About Curfew Centers To Cut Youth Crime
City leaders in Jackson, Mississippi are looking to set up “youth engagement centers” in tandem with a recently passed curfew ordinance...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 32 min read
High Court Won't Review Challenge to Arizona Juvenile Life Sentences
Over the dissents of its three liberal members, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would not hear an appeal from a juvenile...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 281 min read
L.A. County Juvenile Officers Regularly Call Out For Work Due To Violence In Facilities
Officers at Los Angeles County’s two juvenile halls frequently call out for work — meaning they don’t show up for their scheduled shifts...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 282 min read
Chicago's Limited Support Fails Arrested Youths
Over the past twenty years, Chicago's leaders have spent millions aiming to treat arrested children more compassionately, diverging from...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 242 min read
Does Murder Case Show Failure Of L.A. Prosecutor's Teen Crime Policy?
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s reform-minded outlook on juvenile justice seemed made for someone like Denmonne Lee....
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 242 min read
State Center Issues Guidance On Youth Crime, Mental Health
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center released data tools and resources aimed at guiding state and local leaders on...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 52 min read
Can State Supreme Courts Expand Rights Of Criminal Defendants?
With a conservative legal majority on the United States Supreme Court, advocates are increasingly looking to state Supreme Courts to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 42 min read
Surge in State Juvenile Justice Bills Amid Crime Concerns
For decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to reform the juvenile justice system, aiming to enhance access...
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Crime and Justice News
May 292 min read
D.C. Fails To Track Youth Involved In Child Welfare And Juvenile Justice Systems
District agencies in Washington D.C. do not track youths who have been involved in both the city’s welfare and juvenile justice systems,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 81 min read
12 Years After Ruling, States Allow Youth Life With No Parole Terms
For over 12 years, hundreds of people serving sentences of serving juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) have not received a second look...
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Crime and Justice News
May 71 min read
Illinois Sued For Alleged Systemic Sexual Abuse In Juvenile Detention Centers
More than 90 former juvenile inmates have sued the state of Illinois for over systemic sexual abuse in the state’s juvenile prisons, the...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 252 min read
Juvenile Detention Oversight Bill Killed By Tennessee Lawmakers
A bill that would strengthen oversight of Tennessee’s juvenile detention centers has failed, despite a concerted push for reform after...
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