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More time is taken to get juveniles through Orange, Osceola justice systems, data shows
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew data shows it takes more than double the amount of time for juvenile offenders in Orange and...
Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFor decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile...
Data: Buncombe County's Black youths disproportionately sent to criminal justice system
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoASHEVILLE — New data presented at a recent Juvenile Crime Prevention Council meeting shows that a...
Juvenile justice reform group reports success, in spite of moves to get tougher on kids
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA quick look at the annual report from an oversight council might suggest that the 2015 juvenile...
'I had grown up in prison': Former inmates talk impact of adult justice system on youth
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAt 13 years old, Joe Sullivan was told he would die in prison. The then-teenager's life came...
Tennesseans asked for action on gun violence, not mass incarceration for kids | Opinion
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen the governor announced the call for the extraordinary session on public safety, advocates and...
Many California Youth Justice System Students Graduate with Grade-School Reading Skills
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany teenagers who’ve spent time in California’s juvenile detention facilities get high school...
Prosecutor: Juvenile justice series provided 'dangerous narrative'
The Repository via Yahoo News· 7 months agoReaders may have seen a series of articles that were sympathetic to teenage criminals who rob, rape...
Gov. Cooper says ‘systemic racism still exists’ and is a criminal justice priority
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA state task force is making criminal justice more equitable but must continue its work to fight...
Courts fees can put the squeeze on Florida teen offenders. Some leaders want to end that
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoSarah Couture, Florida director of The Fines and Fees Justice Center, says juvenile court fees...