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.
A notice states Los Angeles County failed to address long-standing staffing shortages, requiring Los Padrinos to be emptied by Dec. 12
State regulators warned the county that Los Padrinos did not reach a mandated ratio of one officer per 10 youths for 15 of 87 shifts in July
The agreement includes a behavior management program and a skills-based curriculum with daily structured activities at the Manson Youth Institution
The family’s lawsuit against the county alleged that the teenager told county employees of suicidal thoughts
The unit known for pursuing violent fugitives was called in because one of the escapees is charged with capital murder
Juvenile Justice Coalition report released Monday notes that the state dramatically decreased the number of young people behind bars and saved taxpayers millions of dollars through the use of alternative programs
Now the court will decide whether older sentences should benefit from its 2012 ruling in Miller v. Alabama, which said life sentences for young killers can no longer be automatic
Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would place 17-year-olds accused of nonviolent crimes for the first time in the juvenile court
Sanchez will receive the maximum allowable punishment for his age, an indeterminate sentence of nine years to life in prison.
The boy is being held in lieu of a $500,000 bond at the Knox County Juvenile Detention Center
Terreca Mincey-Walkes was named a 2015 Scholastic Outstanding Educator; she credits her skills to her time as a CO working with troubled youth
Now faces a second-degree assault charge as a juvenile
A 15-year-old boy who left a threatening note in a restroom at Elida High School last school year was sentenced to 90 days in local detention
Ruled in favor of the state and dismissed a major class-action lawsuit by young prisoners who said officers failed to stop sexual assaults behind bars
A state appellate court that held that juveniles facing life in prison without parole have a right to ask that their fate be decided by a jury, rather than a judge
Pipeline is a concept that some researchers say involves kids and teenagers being slapped with harsh discipline for punishments without substantial resources for fixing the roots of their problems
Two girls could face decades in prison for stabbing a classmate to please the online horror character Slender Man
Each girl faces a charge of attempted first-degree homicide in adult court and could spend up to 65 years in the state prison system
After the doctor asked the officer to remove the teen’s restraints — the handcuffs and leg restraints — the teen went into the restroom
Department of Corrections is changing the mission of a facility that has housed youthful offenders from northern and central Maine to one that will handle adult inmates
15-year-old boy charged as an adult with raping and killing his 8-year-old neighbor in California is too young to understand what he is accused of doing, youth advocacy groups said
More juvenile offenders are being arrested for dealing with hard drugs and firearms in Cole County
Curtis Fairchild Jones and his sister, Catherine, then 13, admitted to killing their father’s girlfriend, Sonya Nicole Speights, in 1999
A Michigan judge sent three children to juvenile detention for refusing to have lunch or talk to their father
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a measure to decriminalize unexcused absences and require school districts to implement preventive measures
The link between serving time behind bars as a teen and drop out rates grew stronger with a new report
Court ruled that a transgender girl’s rights were violated when she was transferred from the state’s child welfare agency to a state prison
Judge will issue ruling Aug. 10 on whether the girls should be moved from adult court to the juvenile system
Death of Teasia M. Long has Robert Meek, a Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania attorney, raising alarm bells with the state Department of Corrections
It’s not clear how the juveniles escaped the center located at 2800 South Bumby Ave
Black youths are arrested at a rate more than three times higher than their white counterparts and detained at nearly twice the rate of white youths
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