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.
Board members declared both Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, open for less than a year, and the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility to be “unsuitable” to continue housing youths
The court’s opinion cited developmental differences between adults and children and their differing capacities for rehabilitation
The looming deadline comes after Los Padrinos and the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility failed key inspections in January
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
19-year-old Jake Evans pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of murder
Tevin Berry recently opened the Shop Boxing and Fitness Club, with the aim of keeping kids out of trouble
Two videos detail the violence experienced by a 16-year-old awaiting trial for allegedly stealing a backpack
The bill requires the release of critical incident reports with the names of juveniles redacted
A judge has ruled that an eighth-grade girl accused of conspiring with her soldier boyfriend by text message to have her mother killed will remain in adult jail while awaiting trial
Defense attorney filed a petition to have 14-year-old Jamie Silvonek returned to the juvenile facility after the body of her mother was discovered
About $100,000 has been allocated for the jail to fix 140 windows
Two of the four inmates who escaped from the Jackson Detention Center using a rope made of blankets have been recaptured
More proactive programs are being offered to help strengthen families and connect youth to their community
Judge: “Scared Straight is controversial because recent studies show that it achieves only mixed results as a deterrence factor”
Federal prosecutors say being isolated for more than a few days can damage a person’s mental health — especially if it’s a teenager
Supreme Court is adding a new case to decide whether its 3-year-old ruling throwing out mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles should apply to older cases
For the boys in the Diversion Male Court, Judge George Ashford is their last chance to avoid a juvenile record
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice is looking for people to work for it
A lawmaker who fought against a private contractor re-opening the state’s only maximum-security juvenile facility is now encouraging the state to run the prison
The bill requires the release of critical incident reports with the names of juveniles redacted
Dozens of juvenile detainees at the Les Peters Juvenile Corrections Academy rioted around 12:30 a.m.
A bill to open for public scrutiny reports of incidents like rapes and assaults at the state’s youth detention facilities cleared its first committee hearing Thursday
28 juveniles housed in the Clark County Juvenile Center were moved while heat was turned off so that the leak could be repaired
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