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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Aug 162 min read
Youth Arrests, Imprisonment Have Dropped Sharply In This Century
Youth arrests and incarceration increased in the latter the 20th century but have fallen sharply since. Public opinion often lags behind...
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Jun 2, 20232 min read
Texas Reverses Course, Plans To Build Several New Youth Prisons
The Texas Legislature faced a big task this year: fixing the increasingly unstable youth prison system. Proposals ranged from closing the...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Abuse, Suicide Attempts Common At LA Juvenile Detention Center
Inside the walls at Louisiana's Ware Youth Center, one of the state’s largest juvenile detention facilities, children have been trying to...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Philadelphia Data Show Troubling Trend of Youth Gun Violence
Gun violence targeting youth is on the rise in Philadelphia, with city data showing the number of shooting and homicide victims under 18...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 29, 20222 min read
Michigan Court Bans Automatic Life Sentences For 18-Year-Olds
The Michigan Supreme Court outlawed automatic life sentences Thursday for people who were 18 when they committed first-degree murder,...
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May 13, 20222 min read
FL Youth Justice, Mental Units Leave Troubled Kids on Streets
The case of Florida's juvenile “Bonnie and Clyde” ended with Nicole Jackson, 14, hospitalized with eight gunshot wounds and charged as an...
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