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 »
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 »
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
August 12, 2024 Governor JB Pritzker today signed into law Senate Bill 3463, an amendment to the Juvenile Court Act, which creates a clear process
Pritzker Signs Legislation Increasing Opportunity For Juveniles Seeking Expungement Read More »
July 5, 2024 Nearly a dozen more teenagers who were or are in custody at the Tulsa County Juvenile Justice Center have been added to
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 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 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
May 14, 2024 State lawmakers are pushing to roll back landmark juvenile justice reforms, called the Raise The Age law, that passed with broad bipartisan
Juvenile Justice Rollbacks in North Carolina; Republicans propose HB 834 Read More »
April 29, 2024 Teens as young as 14 years old who commit serious crimes in Tennessee will face up to five years of adult incarceration
April 25, 2024 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Parents of kids who commit crimes in Tennessee will face fines up to $1,000 for each offense after
Bill that would fine parents for kids’ crimes passes Tennessee legislature Read More »
