When the 18-year-old watched two friends participating in a Baltimore Center Stage workshop of theater games for incarcerated teens, he became visibly uneasy. As one of the young performers in the ...
Los Angeles County’s Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall. Imprisonment of children in juvenile facilities peaked at 108,802 in 2000. As we exit our roles working to improve juvenile justice systems from ...
It’s not at all clear what will happen if the Board of State and Community Corrections determines on Thursday that Los Angeles County’s two juvenile halls remain unsuitable for the confinement of ...
One of the Big Apple’s most notorious criminals this year has been arrested two dozen times in less than two years, yet remains free to walk city streets — because he’s just 14 years old. Another ...
One can hope for meaningful and balanced discussion as Maryland plans for reforms to the juvenile justice system (“Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and state prosecutors promise juvenile justice accountability ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A committee tasked with recommending improvements to Cuyahoga County’s juvenile justice system is nearing the end of its year-long exploration and will soon share its findings. But ...
As it struggles with a recent spike in serious crimes committed by juveniles, Atlantic County has gone to court to address what it deems a crisis in the housing of young people charged with criminal ...
LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE. TODAY’S VOTE ASSURES FINAL PASSAGE. THE BILL IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE HOUSE VERSION. STATE HOUSE LEADERS WANT TO AVOID A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO HAMMER OUT DIFFERENCES ...
Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles arrested for all types of offenses reached 32,874, which was a staggering increase of 70 percent from ...