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Years of failure: What led to a federal investigation of KY’s juvenile justice agency
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Lexington Herald-Leader has reported for the past seven years on the mistreatment of youths held...
Black America Has Always Seen Juvenile
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIllustration: Benjamin Currie/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Black America Has Always Seen Juvenile The “Back That Azz Up” rapper has produced timeless hit after...
Bucking national trend, Virginia courts continue indiscriminate shackling of juveniles
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSTAUNTON — After her son got caught stealing iPhones a few years ago and was locked up in the local...
Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon hires two in administrative positions
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon tapped a former public defender and community...
Facing off again, two Shelby County juvenile court judge candidates on their priorities
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA reprise of the 2014 Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge election is underway, with incumbent Judge...
‘Robbed of their childhood’ by trauma, these kids get help instead of juvenile detention
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 months agoGrace, 15, remembers when a judge called her a junkie. Her lawyer and probation officer told her to...
Audit shows cruel isolation policies, high levels of force prevalent in KY’s juvenile jails
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice has failed to comply with reforms called for in a 2017...
Annapolis lawmakers talk juvenile crime. Is upping school attendance part of the solution?
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs the Maryland General Assembly continues to consider legislation to address juvenile crime, the...
KY officials admit failures after juvenile justice centers see fires, riots, escapes
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoState officials on Thursday acknowledged serious errors were made over the summer inside the...
As politicians get tough on KY juvenile justice, what about kids’ mental health?
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoIn 2017, following the death of a 16-year-old girl in isolation, the state of Kentucky paid $130,000...