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Are juvenile records public? Not all states seal them, but there's a movement to make changes
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs tales of teenage 'superpredator' criminals took root in the 1980s and 1990s, states started...
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...
Data: Buncombe County's Black youths disproportionately sent to criminal justice system
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 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· 1 year agoA quick look at the annual report from an oversight council might suggest that the 2015 juvenile...
Tennesseans asked for action on gun violence, not mass incarceration for kids | Opinion
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 9 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· 11 months 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· 5 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· 4 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...
Pennsylvania overhauled its sentencing guidelines to be more fair and consistent − but racial...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAccording to the state's new guidelines, juvenile convictions that are 10 years or older should no...