Utah youth firearm offenses double, but no one really knows where they’re getting the guns
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 […]
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Mental health professionals oppose Louisiana sending more youth to adult prisons
Julie O’Donoghue ( Louisiana Illuminator), November 19, 2024 BATON ROUGE, La. – Around 70 mental health professionals and educators in Louisiana have signed a letter
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NC Juvenile Justice system facing challenges; officials say change needs to come
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
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Report says NYC juvenile facilities have grown more dangerous
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
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Gov. Jeff Landry, lawmakers to spend millions on juvenile detention center expansions
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
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In Other Views: Ohio still failing juvenile prisoners
CNHI News Opinion – October 21, 2024 Not much has changed in the 10 months since our USA TODAY Ohio network journalists exposed troubling problems
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Homicides Committed by Kids are up 65%
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
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A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.
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
More allegations of sexual abuse emerge from Oregon’s juvenile detention system
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
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Reports: Escalating violence, staff shortages continue to plague Ohio’s youth prisons
September 17, 2024 Ohio’s youth prisons continue to struggle with staffing. One in five jobs are vacant and large numbers of employees left last year,
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Dallas Juvenile Detention Center Isolated Kids and Falsified Documents, State Investigation Says
An investigation by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found that officers at a detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs
Children in Dallas County custody subject to unjust dayslong seclusion, state probe finds
Staffers falsified paperwork meant to check up on children detained in county’s Juvenile Department, state inspectors find By Chase Rogers and Maggie Prosser – Staff