New York Homeless Youth Feel Lonely, Stuck, Isolated
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First he lost his job as a shift manager at McDonald’s. Then the movie theater, the bowling alley, all the places he spent time in began to close.
New York Case Underscores Coronavirus Urgency Around Clemency
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As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases inside New York prisons continues to rise, the Legal Aid Society of New York recently announced 20 emergency clemency applications for inmates with medical conditions that put them at high risk for complications from the virus.
Amid Huge Gun Sales, Coronavirus Already Linked to Spike in Florida Violence, Suicide
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Theirs was supposed to be the kind of family people dream of having; a father, mother, son and daughter living in domestic harmony. Instead it became a nightmare.
How to Plan Now to Keep Juvenile Justice Ahead of the Curve
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Over the course of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve heard a lot about curves. Graphs show terrifying projections of how infection rates will spike and strain our health care system if we don’t take dramatic steps to slow the virus’ spread.
New York Juvenile Facilities Short on Masks, Protective Gear Against Coronavirus
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New details are emerging about how a failed COVID-19 containment response by city officials sowed chaos among agency staff and left vulnerable detained youth at greater risk of contracting the disease.
California Advocates Urge Release of Youth in Facilities Before They’re Exposed to Coronavirus
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As COVID-19 threatens California’s state-run youth detention facilities, the state needs to begin releasing young people from custody, say advocates who have tracked a rise in population in those facilities over the past year.
Riot at NY Juvenile Facility Stemmed From Coronavirus-related Move, Sources Say
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Nearly 50 New York Police Department officers were called to help put down a violent, bloody riot that broke out at Crossroads Juvenile Center Sunday night when youth in detention managed to break out of their cells, access a supply room, turn mops into weapons and beat several guards, one so badly they needed stitches.
Whether to Free Pennsylvania Youth Over COVID-19 Up to County Judges
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Twin decisions last week in Pennsylvania, one from the governor’s office and the other from the courts, have left incarcerated youth in a state of limbo.
Therapists Urge Seeking Help Immediately After Suicidal Thoughts
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The best time to seek help for anyone who finds themselves contemplating suicide is now, according to mental health professionals.
Shuttered Angola Facility Could House Teens, Adults in System With COVID-19
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They won’t give his name. They won’t give his age, either. Or any other identifying information other than that he is a male and was in custody at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Louisiana. Sent to a hospital for a drug overdose, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.