Southern States Lead Nation in Incarceration Rates
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The new report raises serious questions about the impact of corrections on crime rates.
The Dreary State of Juvenile Mental Health Care, Inside and Outside the Justice System
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The de-emphasis of mental health funding is not an aberration across the United States. From 2009 until 2011, 31 states enacted major mental health budget cuts.
Missouri Legislators Threaten to Override Veto of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Bill
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Approximately 560 offenders would have been removed from the state registries, had the bill not been vetoed.
Nevada High Court Upholds Law Requiring Registration for Juvenile Sex Offenders
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In a narrow 4-3 decision, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a state law requiring the registration of certain juvenile sex offenders, even though all seven of the court’s justices had written previously that the law may not be an effective crime deterrent.
Top Ranking Officials Fired at Pittsburgh Detention Center
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Last week, the two highest ranking managers at the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in Allegheny County, Penn. were fired, a county representative announced Thursday. The two fired employees, the detention center’s director, William Simmons, and deputy, Lynette Drawn-Williamson, had received suspensions earlier in the year. William Stickman, a public safety consultant who retired as Pennsylvania’s deputy secretary of corrections, will serve as the interim director of the facility, while certified public accountant Lillian Reese-McGhee has been appointed as the facility’s new deputy director, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced. Following a poor inspection in May, Shuman has been operating under a provisional license from Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare.
A Mother’s Mission
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Grace Bauer had her entire world turned upside down when her son entered one of the nation’s harshest juvenile justice systems. Fueled by a burning desire to alter the system, she soon became one of the nation’s most impassioned crusaders for sweeping juvenile justice reform. Editor Note: This story is a continuation of the series Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System: Progress, Problems and Paradoxes. Readers may also be interested in visiting the Juvenile Justice Resource HUB for more information about mental health and the juvenile justice system. --
The death of Grace Bauer's mother in 1998 triggered a cycle of grief that fully consumed her life for the better part of 15 years. “It became the mark we would measure time by,” she said. The pain, she said, was especially severe for her eldest child, Corey, who was 11 when his grandmother died.
A Decade After Being Passed, States Finally Set to Be Held Accountable for PREA Compliance
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Advocacy groups are hopeful that the enforcement of PREA guidelines may result in states abolishing the practice of placing juveniles in adult facilities altogether.
One Quarter of West Virginia’s Juvenile Detention Population are Adults
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In light of a recent sexual assault incident at a treatment center, several officials have criticized the policy and called for changes to facility protocols.
Head of Florida DJJ Meets with Protesters Demanding ‘Trayvon Martin Civil Rights Act’
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Secretary Walters met with demonstrators camping outside the office of Gov. Rick Scott in protest of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” laws.
Georgia’s DJJ Files Reveal 141 Open Sexual Abuse and Harassment Cases
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“Youth safety is at stake and we have pledged to maintain a sexually safe environment for all our residents,” DJJ Commissioner Niles stated.