Report Looks at Mentoring Needs of Kids with Parents in Lock-Up
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Over the last 20 years, the number of children in the nation with an incarcerated parent has steadily risen.
New Study to Focus on Impact of Family Visits for Incarcerated Youth
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The Vera Institute of Justice has announced that it will conduct a two-year study to examine the possible impact of increased family visits on juvenile residents in Indiana.
Georgia Reform Council Recommends Further Changes After Juvenile Code Rewrite
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A just released Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform (GCCJR) report makes several recommendations to alter the state’s freshly rewritten code.
No Longer Silent
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The White House Boys speak out on abuses suffered at the hands of a Florida reform school.
The Ghosts of the Past
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JJIE recently spoke with former residents of the Florida State Reform School in Marianna, now grown men, who weeped as they told of their horrifying experiences of beatings and abuse. The school was the site of an untold number of abuses of the young residents by staff throughout its more than 100 years of operation, before it was finally closed in 2011.
NCCD Receives Grant to Explore Juvenile Justice Funding Model
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“The general purpose of this grant is, really at a high level, to engage potential government partners at the county-level, and engage and educate them about the Pay for Success opportunities in these two areas."
National Coalition Asks Americans to ‘Stand Up’ to JLWOP
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The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth is asking individuals across the United States to mark their locations on a virtual map, in an online display of solidarity against the practice of placing juvenile offenders in jail for life. The promotion, Stand Up for Fair Sentencing, allows Web visitors to list themselves on a map, which is color-coordinated to display the total number of prisoners sentenced for crimes committed as juveniles who are now serving life without parole in each state. “This project is really meant to be a mobilizing tool to engage people interested in taking a stand for the fair sentencing of youth,” said Jody Kent Lavy, director and national coordinator for the organization. The tool allows individuals across the country to voice their support for what Lavy described as “needs-appropriate alternatives” to juvenile incarceration. Once users sign onto the map, she said, the organization will contact signatories and update them about reform efforts in their respective states.
A Juvenile Public Defender and the ‘Untreated’ Disease of Poverty
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Public defender Drayton refuses to view his young indigent clients as “the problem” -- rather, he believes their actions are symptomatic of a much larger issue within many U.S. communities.
Long-Awaited Report Reveals New Information on Sandy Hook Shooter
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Officials in Connecticut have released a summary report revealing new details about the Dec. 14, 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Trial Begins in Federal Suit Challenging Practice of Housing Juveniles in Florida’s Adult Jails
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Lawsuit alleges that juveniles detained at a county jail in central Florida were often mistreated.