Juvenile Offenders
Juvenile offenders require specialized approaches within the correctional system to address their unique needs and promote rehabilitation. This directory offers articles and resources on managing and supporting juvenile offenders, including education programs, counseling, and legal considerations. Understanding the distinct challenges of working with juvenile offenders is essential for fostering positive outcomes and reducing recidivism. For related topics, explore our section on Youth Rehabilitation Programs.
The changes are in response to an inspection report that accused the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center of using seclusion to compensate for staffing shortages
A review found Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center confined juveniles for long periods due to staffing shortages rather than behavioral issues
Gov. Jay Inslee cited a 24% increase in juvenile arrests as the driving force behind the project
“Lincoln Hills has become so problematic that it has become almost impossible to think of any type of plan that should allow it to remain open,” a senator said
The court will not hear the case involving inmate Keighton Budder, who was convicted of rape and received three consecutive life sentences plus 20 years
Many are pointing to the Missouri model as a guide to a more rational, effective youth correctional system
Solitary confinement is not a commensurate intervention to any demonstrated youth crisis behavior
In recent weeks, reports of assault on staff and sexual harassment of female workers have continued to roil the institution
The capture came more than a day after four teens overpowered a CO and escaped from the Harborfields Youth Detention Facility
Donovan Nickerson, Raymir Lampkin and Stephine Woodley were found more than nine hours after they fled
The number of times inmates assaulted or tried to hurt staff at the prison have risen more than 30 percent so far this year since 2016
Parole of dozens of former juvenile lifers raises a host of questions about how those freed will navigate life on the outside
Prison staff and state lawmakers say problems are worsening at Wisconsin’s Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School for boys and girls
Violence by inmates at Wisconsin’s juvenile prison sent five staff members to the hospital Sunday night in apparently coordinated attacks
Prison workers reached out to legislators this summer to say they’re afraid the inmates will kill them
The comments come amid an ongoing federal investigation into allegations of abuse by COs against young inmates
The episode is the latest revelation of violent acts against staff members at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections reported that it has the largest number of “juvenile lifers” of any state
SB394 automatically gives the offenders a chance at parole after 25 years, though there’s no guarantee they will be released
“Whether they are called ‘training schools’ or ‘youth centers,’ nearly all of these facilities are youth prisons”
SCOTUS did not weigh in on a New Jersey court ruling that helped prompt a law prohibiting mandatory life without parole for juveniles
The 14-year-old resident was placed in isolation following the violent incident
State legislators declared that juvenile lifers would be parole-eligible after a term of 30 or fewer years
In July, DOC officials were ordered to reduce or eliminate their use of solitary confinement, pepper spray and restraints to manage behavior of inmates
The complaint filed Wednesday by four former inmates says COs organized fights that pitted teenagers against each other
The legislation would align state law with recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions by automatically giving youthful offenders a chance at parole after 25 years
A Wisconsin girl who admitted to participating in the stabbing of a classmate to please horror character Slender Man will avoid prison
The board said all three will have their next parole hearings in September 2018
A plea deal Anissa Weier has reached with prosecutors calls for 10 years in prison if she’s found not to have been mentally ill
A jury this week will begin weighing the mental competence of a girl accused in the stabbing of a classmate to please a fictional horror character
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Anissa Weier initially faced a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the 2014 attack on Payton Leutner
Malvo’s attorneys challenged his life sentences, citing a recent SCOTUS ruling that said mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional
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