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Juvenile Justice

Solitary confinement can have detrimental effects on the developing brains of young people, studies have found. (karenfoleyphoto/Adobe Stock)
Trend to End Youth Solitary Confinement Alive in WA Legislature
Monday, January 27, 2020
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A bill to end solitary confinement for young people in Washington state jails and detention facilities is making its way through ...Read More
The national average of state prison populations that are African-American is 32%, according to a new report. (Adobe iStock)
Report: Maryland Has Largest Black Prison Population in U.S.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
BALTIMORE -- While racial disparities in imprisonment in the U.S. have decreased overall, Maryland's is on the rise, according to a new report ...Read More
In 2015, almost 300 girls were admitted to long-term juvenile detention in New York State. (gerasimov174/Adobe Stock)
Keeping Girls Out of NY Juvenile Justice System
Monday, December 30, 2019
NEW YORK -- Getting to zero, that's the goal of a project begun in New York to end the incarceration of girls in the juvenile justice system ...Read More
Critics charge that Long Creek, Maine's prison for juveniles, is not organized or staffed to deal with the real needs of those young people. (Richard Ross/AECF)
Task Force Finding Maine Juvenile Justice System Dysfunctional
Monday, December 30, 2019
AUGUSTA, Maine - The task force looking at Maine juvenile justice is finding signs the whole system is upside down. Jill Ward, project manager of ...Read More
Recent reforms have shrunk the annual number of girls' detentions to less than 46,000 nationwide from nearly 100,000 in the early 2000s, according to the Vera Institute for Justice. (Adobe Stock)
Most Incarcerated Girls Have Experienced Abuse, Says TN Juvenile Court
Thursday, December 26, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The juvenile court in Davidson county is spearheading an effort to reduce the number of girls and gender-nonconforming young ...Read More
Nearly 5,000 Ohio females are incarcerated, one of the highest per-capita rates in the country for women, according to the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Courts Work to Lower Ohio's High Rate of Girls in Detention
Thursday, December 26, 2019
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio ranks in the top eight states nationwide for the number of girls in youth detention facilities, and Cuyahoga County is now ...Read More
New approaches to juvenile justice have led to declines in the incarceration of teen girls, and a new program aims to get to zero. (Chatiyanon/Adobe Stock)
New Program Works to Keep Girls Out of Jail
Thursday, December 26, 2019
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. -- A movement is afoot to reduce the number of teenage girls behind bars to zero, led by a coalition of juvenile justice ...Read More
A lawsuit filed against the Glen Mills School says children were subject to physical and emotional abuse, medical neglect and lack of education. (motortion/Adobe Stock)
Court Advances Suit Against Glen Mills School
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A class-action lawsuit charging abuse and inadequate education at a juvenile detention facility in Delaware County will be allowed ...Read More
About 2,000 children are adopted in Michigan each year. (Adobe Stock)
"The One Day in Court Where Everyone Comes Out Happy"
Friday, November 22, 2019
LANSING, Mich. – November is National Adoption Month, and courts around Michigan are celebrating people who open their hearts and homes to ...Read More
A global study confirms that the United States has the highest child-incarceration rate in the world. (Adobe Stock)
Does U.S. Juvenile Justice System Fall Short on Basic Human Rights?
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
CHICAGO - As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, local leaders and experts in Illinois ...Read More
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