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 inmates, ages 14 and 15, fled after they overpowered and took a Jenkins County deputy’s 45-automatic handgun and knocked him unconscious with it
During the escape attempt, 100 staff members were scheduled — the minimum needed to run Los Padrinos — for the shift, but only 40 showed up
The emergency plan will shift a minimum of 200 probation officers to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and at least 50 officers to the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility on 90-day rotation
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
A riot at a juvenile rehabilitation center in rural western Nevada has put a neighboring town “at its wits’ end”
Since 1918, Texas has charged 17-year-olds as adults, even though they can’t vote, join the military or serve on juries
Highest court considered whether teenage couples should be treated as criminals when they have sex and send nude photos to each other
Parents of a 16-year-old offender who brought guns to school say their son has changed for the better, but his new school believes differently
Pama Hencerling, Victoria County chief juvenile probation officer, believes that juvenile offenders need another chance to avoid being transferred to the adult system
Curtis Thornton, 26, was arrested on cruelty to a child and aggravated child abuse charges
Voters in 2012 approved a $210 million levy to replace the county’s juvenile justice complex
Jerrod Kerr used physical force last month without first making reasonable efforts to talk with the inmate, according to a report
Brandon Moore was tried as an adult and convicted by a jury in the 2001 armed kidnapping, robbery and gang rape of a 22-year-old Youngstown State University student
At least 10 former youths have come forward in the last year alleging they were sexually abused at the detention center in Nampa
Inmates under 18 were forced to engage in sex acts with adult prisoners and staff, according to the lawsuit
Request for $1.2 million was denied over lack of data
State’s dramatic shift away from sending youths to detention facilities has coincided with a sharp drop in crime committed by young people
Dave Mitchell, plant operations manager for the Iowa State Training School, depends on the Bigfoot CMMS to make his team more efficient
Decision would grant parole hearings to hundreds of inmates who were automatically given no-parole sentences as teens convicted of murder
16-year-old Philadelphia girl sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for pummeling a Temple student with a brick
Renovations to convert the Davis Center into a 24-bed female juvenile correctional facility were halted after questions were raised regarding vacant beds and difficulties maintaining adequate staffing at the Rubenstein Center
To comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act, we have to be more hands-on with juvenile offenders than ever before
Ruling came after a prosecution psychiatrist testified the boy would benefit most from treatment in the juvenile system
Juvenile justice advocates say 17 is too young; critics disagree
Reportedly attacked the deputy on Dec. 10 during “normal inmate movement”
The legislation includes four bills