Brain Changes Linked to Casual Marijuana Use
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Young marijuana smokers showed significant structural abnormalities in two key areas of the brain — the “pleasure center” and a brain region central to emotional response, a small study has found.
Bill Seeks to Stop States’ Detention of Status Offenders
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Under a bill pending in Congress states would be forbidden to lock up juveniles for status offenses.
Precocious Teen Gives Voice to ‘Juvenile Lifers’ in Michigan
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At 16, Matilyn Sarosi of Ann Arbor, Mich., wrote a 23-page amicus brief for the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of three people who received sentences of mandatory life without parole as juveniles.
Casey Names New Juvenile Justice Strategy Group Director
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Nate Balis will become director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group.
LGBTQ Youths Detained for Status Offenses Twice as Often as Others
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are twice as likely as other youngsters to be detained in a juvenile detention facility for status offenses, experts said.
Growing Number of States Moving Away from Juvenile Solitary Confinement
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Behold the landscape of juvenile solitary confinement, and how quickly it can change.
Justice Department Seeks to Stop Ohio Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill Boys
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The U.S. Justice Department says it has asked a federal court to prevent the Ohio Department of Youth Services from unlawfully placing boys with mental health disorders in solitary confinement at the state’s juvenile detention facilities.
N.J. Solitary Confinement: Extreme Cases of Life ‘In the Box’
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A recent lawsuit and its settlement have placed New Jersey's use of punitive solitary confinement of juveniles in the spotlight of a national debate over the practice.
Juvenile Solitary Confinement: Modern-Day ‘Torture’ in the US
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At 17, Michael Kemp spent six months in solitary confinement.
Juvenile Justice Experts Scrutinize OJJDP’s Role
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On Thursday and Friday, a committee that is to recommend ways OJJDP can be strengthened and realigned got an earful from experts in the juvenile justice field.