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.
Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found guilty of holding down a 14-year-old during a sexual assault by colleagues at the Sununu Youth Services Center
The Probation Department is working to meet staffing requirements by offering $24,000 signing bonuses and a new standby program that pays officers to be “on call”
Green Hill Facility recently announced it would be implementing new restrictions and increased searches after eight contraband-related emergencies in a two-week span
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
The ruling is prompting lawyers to apply its fundamental logic to those whose sentences include parole but who stand little chance of getting out
The Supreme Court Justices found that courts must recognize teens’ incomplete brain development and their potential to change
Those convicted of non-violent crimes, served their time and showed that they can stay out of trouble could soon have to have their criminal records expunged
Five years ago, SCOTUS barred mandatory life-without-parole sentences for anyone under 18 convicted of murder
Over the last year, at least 67 juvenile lifers have been resentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole
Going forward, almost all convicted killers under the age of 18 will be sentenced to life with parole
The concert is a continuation of producer Scott Budnick’s alliance with Common and is meant to help change both public perception and policy about those in jail
The court decided only juvenile killers who possess “irretrievable depravity” can be denied future parole eligibility
In June, Richard Wershe told parole board members that he’s been rehabilitated and knows drugs destroy communities
The DOC must make a series of changes at Wis. juvenile prisons to “drastically reduce” the use of solitary, pepper spray and shackles on young inmates
Juvenile facility design and evidence-based programs are helping counties respond to a new landscape
A federal judge said tactics used at the prisons likely amount to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment
Federal investigators for more than two years have been probing allegations of widespread inmate abuse at the prisons in Irma
The officer suffered a concussion in the attack
Henry Montgomery was 17 when he fatally shot Deputy Charles Hurt in a park in 1963
Since 1919, North Carolina has treated teens over the age of 15 as adults in its courts system
Some Louisiana inmates who committed murder as teenagers will get a chance for parole after 25 years
The legislation prohibits the DOC from holding any individual under age 18 on administrative segregation
Richard Wershe, known as “White Boy Rick,” is serving a life sentence with occasional opportunities for parole
The legislation would make prisoners eligible for parole after 15 years if they’re incarcerated for a crime committed before they turned 18 years old
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