By: Skylar Laird – December 6, 2024 COLUMBIA — The state’s juvenile justice agency still lacks staff to keep officers and youth safe, three years after receiving […]
Staffing shortages remain problem for DJJ, SC report finds Read More »
by Rachel Crumpler – December 2, 2024 Teenagers in North Carolina’s juvenile justice system are routinely being locked alone in their rooms for as much
Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation Read More »
By Paul Blume – November 24, 2024 (FOX 9) – A review of state and county data as well as spending records highlights the challenge of addressing youth
Minnesota spends millions sending troubled youth out-of-state for treatment Read More »
By Courtney Johns and Annie Knox, KSL-TV – November 22, 2024 SALT LAKE CITY — In the past decade, Utah has seen a dramatic increase in
Julie O’Donoghue ( Louisiana Illuminator), November 19, 2024 BATON ROUGE, La. – Around 70 mental health professionals and educators in Louisiana have signed a letter
Mental health professionals oppose Louisiana sending more youth to adult prisons Read More »
November 12, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In less than two months, at least five juveniles escaped from North Carolina juvenile detention facilities. Those escapes
NC Juvenile Justice system facing challenges; officials say change needs to come Read More »
October 24, 2024 A report by the New York City Department of Investigation found that the populations of two metropolitan juvenile detention facilities were “fundamentally
Report says NYC juvenile facilities have grown more dangerous Read More »
October 21, 2024 Louisiana officials expect to put tens of millions of dollars over the next two months into expanding juvenile detention centers that house
Gov. Jeff Landry, lawmakers to spend millions on juvenile detention center expansions Read More »
CNHI News Opinion – October 21, 2024 Not much has changed in the 10 months since our USA TODAY Ohio network journalists exposed troubling problems
In Other Views: Ohio still failing juvenile prisoners Read More »
October 18, 2024 There has been a sharp increase in killings committed by juveniles in the U.S. over recent years, according to the “Trends in
Homicides Committed by Kids are up 65% Read More »
October 10, 2024 Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70
September 18, 2024 Four former staff have been identified in federal civil rights lawsuits, so far two have been criminally charged.New allegations of staff at
More allegations of sexual abuse emerge from Oregon’s juvenile detention system Read More »
