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Juvenile Justice

Every year, an estimated 218,000 young people are admitted to detention facilities nationwide, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. (gabrielberophs/Pixabay)
Juvenile Detentions Fall During COVID-19, Especially for Minorities
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas -- Arrests that land young people in the Texas juvenile-justice system have dropped since the coronavirus pandemic began, mirroring a ...Read More
New Mexico youth aging out the the state's juvenile justice system during the pandemic have found many offices closed, so it's harder to get the documents needed for a job or driver's license. (GoranH/Pixabay)
Will COVID-19 Hasten Juvenile Justice Reform in New Mexico?
Monday, July 6, 2020
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- As in the prison population in general, young people of color are disproportionately represented in the U.S. juvenile justice ...Read More
The rate of Black and Latinx young people admitted to jails has fallen faster than the rate for white youth during the pandemic. (luaeva/Adobe Stock)
Report: COVID-19 Narrows Racial Gap in Youth Jails
Monday, June 29, 2020
SEATTLE -- Fewer young people are being admitted to jails because of COVID-19, according to data from The Annie E. Casey Foundation. And the drop ...Read More
Students rallying at City Hall in New York City call for more guidance counselors and fewer police in public schools. (Photo: Urban Youth Collaborative)
Youths Act to End School-to-Prison Pipeline
Thursday, June 18, 2020
NEW YORK -- Students in New York City are calling for school safety to be taken out of the hands of the police department. They call it the school- ...Read More
Research shows that automatic transfer laws disproportionately impact youth of color. (AdobeStock)
Case to End Automatic Adult Court Trial of Juveniles
Monday, June 1, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- New research suggests that, if given time for proper review, Illinois could greatly reduce the number of juvenile cases that are ...Read More
Juvenile court officials say school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic have contributed to the nationwide drop in youth arrests and detention. (Adobe Stock)
NC Sees Drop in Youth Arrests, Detention Since Pandemic Began
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The state's juvenile courts say arrests of young people have dropped since the coronavirus pandemic began, mirroring a national ...Read More
Juvenile-court officials say school closures because of the coronavirus pandemic have contributed to the nationwide drop in youth arrests and detention. (Adobe Stock)
COVID-19 Leading to “Extremely Isolating” Experience for Detained KY Youth
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Juvenile courts report arrests of young people have dropped since the coronavirus pandemic began. Data from the Annie E. Casey ...Read More
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Justice Alternatives Initiative, more than 200,000 young people a year are admitted to detention facilities in the United States. (Adobe Stock)
Juvenile-Justice Reform Movement Aided by Detention Decline During Crisis
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. -- A downward trend in juvenile-detention populations during the pandemic is renewing hopes among reform advocates. The numbers are ...Read More
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Justice Alternatives Initiative, more than 200,000 young people a year are admitted to detention facilities in the United States. (Adobe Stock)
Hopes for Juvenile-Justice Reform Renewed During Crisis
Friday, May 1, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS - A number of noticeable trends have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes lower juvenile detention numbers. A new report ...Read More
More than half of the young people detained at Long Creek, the state's only juvenile-corrections facility, are there simply because they need care and have nowhere else to go, according to a Maine Juvenile Justice Task Force report released in February. (Christopher Poulos/Facebook)
Prompted by Pandemic, Youth Detention Rate Plummets in Maine
Thursday, April 30, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine -- There are 43% fewer young people in detention in Maine since the first of March, in an effort to curb the spread of the ...Read More
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