CO: Juvenile Justice
Monday, April 15, 2024
Report: Diverting youth away from the justice system is working
Efforts to keep young people out of the criminal justice system are working, according to a new Sentencing Project report. Elie Zwiebel, attorney …
Colorado Lawmakers Consider Raising Minimum Age for Juvenile Prosecution
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would raise the minimum age for prosecuting children for crimes from 10 to 13 years old, except in …
Help for Foster Youths During Stressful Holiday Season
DENVER - Some 24,000 teenagers in foster care across the nation officially become adults each year; in Colorado it happens on their 18th birthday…
¿Puede enseñar un College a sus estudiantes a "Des-aprender" el Racismo?
Fort Collins, CO - En medio de protestas nacionales por la injusticia racial de las policías, muchos Americanos están reexaminando sus …
Restorative Justice: Shutting Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline
LEADVILLE, CO – A school district in rural Colorado is shifting its approach to student discipline in an effort to keep more kids in school and …
Bill to Limit Juvenile Solitary Confinement Advances in Colorado House
DENVER - The state Legislature is considering a bill to limit the use of solitary confinement as a punishment for Colorado's youths. Despite a 1999 …
Report Card: Racial Disparities Continue in Denver Schools
DENVER - Minority students are more than three times as likely to receive harsher punishments than white students in Denver's public schools…
New Tool Exposes Companies Profiting from Mass Incarceration
DENVER - Human rights advocates are deploying a new digital tool to help convince corporations to stop profiting from mass incarceration. More than 2.…
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