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PNS Daily Newscast - April 10, 2020 


The week ends with the story that has dominated the news for a month now. COVID-19 impacts on domestic violence, child abuse and more.

2020Talks - April 10, 2020 


Today's the deadline for ballots to be returned to the Alaska Democratic Party office in Anchorage. They're using using vote-by-mail to try and expand the electorate -- but the system alone does have some limitations.

Juvenile Justice

Criminal-justice groups say managing a highly contagious diseases such as coronavirus in prisons and detention centers is extremely difficult. (Adobe Stock)
Pleading for Release of Incarcerated Kids in Illinois
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As state officials continually review and implement measures to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, criminal justice ...Read More
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State Task Force Urges Maine to Phase Out Only Juvenile Facility
Thursday, February 27, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine -- A task force in Maine is recommending that the state's only juvenile-corrections facility be emptied within three years. A group ...Read More
A 12-member panel in North Dakota examining ways to improve services for children includes lawmakers, agency officials, parents and community partners. (Adobe Stock)
New ND Children's Cabinet Gets its Feet Wet
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A new panel looking at issues facing North Dakota children meets today for only the second time since being formed last year ...Read More
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
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