Youth Today
All posts tagged "Juvenile Justice"
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1.7KNewsKristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
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1.7KNewsCalifornia Office of Youth and Community Restoration Director Katherine Lucero: There’s ‘room for improvement’
"Our office has no actual authority over the facilities."
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1.8KNewsOnce a ‘badass Latina’ and handcuffed schoolboys, they now push for juvenile justice reform
Personal experiences in the juvenile justice system shapes their advocacy of justice reform.
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2.7KNewsAre California counties ready to handle juvenile offenders now that state youth prisons are shuttered?
“The state opened up Pandora’s box and now we’re trying to manage this disaster.”
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1.0K► ReportsDrug and alcohol use reported by youth in juvenile facilities, 2008–2018
More youth reported never using drugs in their lifetime in 2018 than in 2008-09.
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1.7KNewsYAP CEO Gary Ivory on leading young people from hard places to redemption
Gary Ivory is the first Black CEO of Youth Advocate Programs.
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917► ReportsChanging course in youth detention: Reversing widening gaps by race and place
A report finds widening racial and geographic inequities in youth detention since the pandemic.
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1.4K► NewsmakersNACC names Shereen White as 2023 Outstanding Legal Advocate
Shereen White, J.D. is the director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights.
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897NewsBaltimore samaritan who bandaged a shooting victim from block party says ‘All they know is guns’
"They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking ... "
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1.5KNewsAnalysts say curfews don’t work; cities bet on them as a tool against youth gun violence
“Nothing good really comes about after midnight," said Blakely, Georgia, Police Chief Will Caudill.
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1.0KNewsHuman rights group urges resentencing of tens of thousands who, convicted in their teens, have spent decades behind bars
"I was condemned to prison to die in a cage at 17 years old."
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973► ReportsCrimes against humanity: The mass incarceration of children in the United States
At least 32,359 individuals are in U.S. prisons because of crimes committed as children.
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1.3KNews“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns.”
“I’ve gone from scared and terrified, to kinda just really pissed off," Smith said.
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1.5KNewsFollowing Native American rituals, hoping to put youthful offenders on a straight path
Incarcerated Native American youth are exploring tribal history, culture and identity through ritual.
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3.3KNewsAgainst changing tide, 11 states haven’t limited solitary confinement of juveniles
“Solitary confinement tried to break my soul," said Vidal Guzman Jr.
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1.1KNewsBrazil’s school violence mirrors US. Its reaction doesn’t
In Brazil, there appears to be broad support for holding social media platforms accountable.
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1.1KNewsUvalde families plead for languishing Texas gun bills
The emotional late-night hearing underlined the sustained anger by some Uvalde families.
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1.1K► ReportsFederal bureau releases new data on reported sexual assault and harassment in juvenile facilities
Most of the victims were boys, who, as a group, outnumber incarcerated girls.
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1.3K► ReportsReport: Girls’ arrests rose; incarceration rates were highest among Black and Native American girls
Girls accounted for 31% of arrested youth in 2019, up from 18% in 1990.
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1.2KNewsTeacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges gross negligence for ignoring multiple warnings leading up to the shooting.
