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Crime and Justice News
Jun 4, 20242 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 29, 20242 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 8, 20241 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 7, 20241 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 25, 20242 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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Crime and Justice News
Apr 15, 20242 min read
States Cut Juvenile Terms, Inmates Struggle Re-Entering Society
When Yusef Qualls-El was 17, a judge sentenced him to life behind bars. It was the mid-1990s, an era when the prison population exploded....
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Headed to Trial: First of 1,200 Lawsuits Against NH Youth Center
Former residents of a New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center have filed more than 1,200 lawsuits against the state alleging...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Louisiana May Dip Into State Savings For Juvenile Facilities
Louisiana legislative leaders are considering a withdrawal of money from a state savings account to build and refurbish juvenile justice...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 28, 20241 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
Mar 22, 20242 min read
Report: 'More Energy' Around Juvenile-Diversion Reforms
Jurisdictions across the nation are making substantial advances on diversion, in what the Sentencing Project describes as a growing...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20242 min read
Maryland Judges Keep Teens In Adult Court For ‘Arbitrary’ Reasons, Advocates Say
An investigation by WYPR and APM Reports found that some Maryland judges are using what juvenile justice advocates say are arbitrary and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Tennessee Department of Children Services Pushes Back On Juvenile Detention Oversight Measure
The commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services publicly said this month that the agency was working with lawmakers...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Lack of Intervention for Teens Behind Maine Juvenile Justice Crisis
Nearly three years ago, Maine lawmakers hoped to transform how governments deal with teenagers who break the law by passing a bill aimed...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 19, 20242 min read
KY Teen Suit Alleges Abuse, Poor Conditions At Detention Center
Two teens who say they were kept in isolation at a Kentucky youth detention center, denied basic hygiene, and tortured by being forced to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 12, 20242 min read
In A First, Divided MA High Court Voids Life Without Parole Under 21
Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday that anyone under the age of 21 cannot be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20232 min read
With Juvenile Justice Facilities Full, Louisiana Considers Policy Changes
Rather than just build more jails, Louisiana juvenile justice system administrators urge officials to take a closer look at policies to...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Racial Disparities Persist in Youth Incarceration
Despite significant drops in youth incarceration, youth of color remain vastly more likely to be incarcerated than their white peers. New...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Americans Split On How To Treat Teen Violent Crime Offenders
Americans have shifted their attitude toward teens who commit violent crimes and how the criminal justice system should treat them: they...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Youth Locked Up in Illinois Go Without Basics and Face 'Excessive' Punishment
In August, an Illinois state audited pointed to troubling conditions in juvenile detention centers. But little has changed, reports...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Some Maryland Youths Say ‘Boredom’ Led Them Into Jail
An 11-year-old accused of stealing at least 16 cars. A 12-year-old shot at a football game, apparently by a teenager. Two people killed...
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