June 25, 2024 The North Carolina legislature voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the Juvenile Justice Bill, otherwise known as Raise the Age, […]
NC legislature overrides Cooper’s veto on juvenile justice reform Read More »
June 24, 2024 Starting next month, more kids who are charged with violent crimes will be automatically prosecuted as adults. In Louisville, police data show
A new Kentucky law will send more youth to adult court — Black kids face highest risk Read More »
June 24, 2024 The executive director of the Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) Friday laid out potential changes to the department operations that he
Department of Youth Services trying to ‘right size’ programs to shifting populations Read More »
June 20, 2024 RALEIGH — Roy Cooper issued the 96th veto of his two terms as governor on a bill modifying the state’s “Raise the
Cooper issues 96th veto on ‘Raise the Age’ modifications bill Read More »
June 16, 2024 What is happening inside the juvenile detention center in Dallas County? It depends on who you ask. Former and current employees came
Whistleblower shares pictures of nasty conditions inside Dallas County’s juvie lockup Read More »
By David N. Krough, Communications Specialist After overseeing massive changes at TJJD/TYC over 23 years, Jerry Forrest is moving on. Forrest, Inventory and Store Specialist,
Longtime Mart campus warehouse inventory specialist Jerry Forrest to hang up his CAPPS Read More »
June 5, 2024 DJJ has been plagued by problems ranging from low staffing to questions surrounding use-of-force and isolation techniques. With a federal investigation in
By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications In her late teens, Hope C. recalls that she felt like a “lost soul.” She had been at a Texas
May 29, 2024 Challenges at the Juvenile Justice Center in Sioux Falls are focused on violent youth, special needs teens, medical costs and turnovers, according
Juvenile Justice Center details challenges, numbers as new facility construction begins Read More »
May 24, 2024 A new report is sounding the alarm on Pennsylvania’s juvenile-detention capacity challenges, citing understaffing and long wait times for the young people
Report: PA in ‘crisis’ with shortage of juvenile detention beds Read More »
By David N. Krough, TJJD Communications It is whispered among those tasked with guarding the security and safety of the public that the biggest successes
May 15, 2024 The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a statewide investigation into the conditions at eight youth detention centers and one
