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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...
Juvenile detention deserves scrutiny – but home-based alternatives aren't always safer
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs a seasoned criminal justice practitioner, I cannot ignore the reality that many of the negative...
Tennessee must stop allowing children to waive their rights without parental consent
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoTennessee’s juvenile offenders shouldn’t be able to waive their rights without access to counsel or...
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...
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...
Proposed bills could end life sentences for juveniles convicted of first-degree murder
The Times Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProposed legislation would ban life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders convicted of...
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...
Legislators seek update to South Dakota juvenile justice assessment system
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the key tenets of juvenile justice reform in South Dakota – keeping low-level youth offenders...
Lubbock County juvenile justice officials set to open new education complex
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEight portable buildings made in the mid-1950s sat on the west side of the Lubbock County Juvenile...
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,...