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‘We don’t want this to be swept under the rug:’ Teen’s death at state-owned facility raises...
WFLA via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA teenager has died while in state custody at a residential commitment program in Hillsborough...
Florida officials track effects of new laws on state revenues
The Center Square· 3 days agoHB 1301 will authorize the Florida Department of Transportation to retain interest earnings on funds...
DJJ shuts down youth facility days after 17-year-old girl dies
WFLA via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe State of Florida has shut down Lake Academy, a residential treatment program meant to help...
Red States Are Reversing Criminal Justice Reform
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"While blue states vilify and defund the police, Florida will continue to be the friendliest state in the nation towards our law enforcement community."...
In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around
WUSF 89.7· 4 days agoDamari was scared. There’s a lot of crime in his Tampa neighborhood, and men hanging around the bus...
Department of Juvenile Justice prepares to house more juveniles
WLTX-TV Columbia· 4 days agoJuvenile Justice (DJJ). “We can barely staff the detention facility for what we already have, so...
Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFor decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile...
What Caused the D.C. Crime Wave?
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoSeveral narratives are competing, some more compelling than others. One year on, there is now strong evidence of two things that didn't cause it—and two...
Richland County jail’s juvenile wing to close after unanimous council vote
The State via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoAbout 27 juveniles currently housed in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center will now be moved to the...
New College of Florida's 2024 graduation: A sad affair lacking in grace
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThe jury was selected by both the defense and the prosecution...Staley, Sarasota Majority rule...