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Juvenile offenders in Ghana aren't prepared for rejoining society - how the system is failing them
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuvenile offenders face stigma once released Wikimedia CommonsGlobally, about one million children...
Tennessee must stop allowing children to waive their rights without parental consent
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTennessee’s juvenile offenders shouldn’t be able to waive their rights without access to counsel or...
Raise of juvenile offender age to 20. Research shows they are not fully adults. | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDo you become an adult at 18? Much like everyone at puberty, the American law struggles to provide a...
Rep. Anthony DeLuca, community leaders call for state legislature to mandate services for repeat...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLisa Daniels, the founder and executive director of the Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative...
Advocates: Extend juvenile justice system past teen years include offenders to age 20
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBOSTON — In the photos that ran in the Telegram & Gazette in 2006, Charles Rosario, then 21, stands,...
The cycle of crime and poverty traps juvenile offenders. Kansas can help | Opinion
Kansas City Star via AOL· 4 months agoRecently, the Kansas Legislature introduced House Bill 2568, which would end the practice of...
DJJ’s school district aims to give SC youth offenders more opportunities, officials say
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 week agoCOLUMBIA — Usually when Yolanda Simmons gets a call from her son TJ Simmons’ school, it’s bad news....
California is phasing out its youth prisons. Is a ‘shadow’ justice system emerging?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Nia MooreWeathers first heard about California’s sweeping plan to shutter its youth prisons and...
Legal system flaws create repeat juvenile offenders, say officials
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree Rochester teenagers who were shot Wednesday night were riding in what police suspect was a...
Is a county jail in eastern Oklahoma holding juvenile offenders alongside adult detainees?
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 6 months agoState officials claim the Okmulgee County jail is violating state and federal law by holding...