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 agreement said if space becomes needed at the Youth Detention Center for a Baltimore City minor, staff from the Towson adult jail will pick up the Baltimore County detainee housed there within hours and bring the minor back to Towson
That turmoil reached a fever pitch last summer when a SWAT team had to intervene after 20 youths took over parts of the Bridge City Center for Youth, the same day five juveniles escaped from that facility by cutting a hole in the floor
Video shows the 17-year-old suspect shooting at windows inside the Sangamon County Juvenile Detention Facility while holding a juvenile resident hostage
Civil liberties and children’s rights advocates have been highly critical of her confinement
Attorney Bernard Brown said that the boy’s family did not feel comfortable having him released into their care right now
State police have charged the boy with criminal homicide in the death of Helen Novak
A North Dakota mental health treatment center has received a national award for community-based facilities serving young people
Lawmakers will ask officials about conditions for juvenile inmates on Rikers Island
Cut off legs and arm of his girlfriend, and then wrapped the parts in clingfilm in a manner similar to the TV show
Prosecutor cautioned that NYC’s efforts to curb abuses of youth offenders at Rikers Island jail complex need to go further
16- and 17-year-old inmates will no longer be sent to solitary confinement for breaking rules
Four teenager inmates staged an escape attempt that included attacking two staff members
A 14-year-old boy who refused to leave bed and attend school was arrested
Across the nation, many juvenile offenders who committed even murder are now getting a second shot at sentencing
Probation Officer James Fister didn’t hesitate when the teenager collapsed in front of him, instantly beginning CPR
One judge took them seriously enough to have all inmates removed from the facility
Police arrested the teenager on suspicion of second-degree assault
Report’s release comes at a time when the center held more detainees than any month in 2 1/2 years
The department incorporated the Intensive Supervision Services as a part of the Division of Young Offender Parole and Reentry Services in 2011
Worked out plea deal to allow daughter’s killer to only spend a year in a juvenile delinquent center
Four Berks County juvenile probation drug-and-alcohol specialists work around the clock meeting with juveniles and their families to help them stay clean and sober
Issued an opinion saying Martez Brown should be sentenced to 80 years for slayings of Stephen Streeter and Keya Prince during a robbery
State’s highest court struck down mandatory life sentencing for young offenders in December
Supporters say she remains in isolation to the detriment of her mental health
Experts say findings could lead to better training for COs on how to deal with the possible symptoms of such trauma
Advocates and officials with the Department of Children and Families are starting to talk privately about getting the 16-year-old out of prison and crafting a suitable treatment program
The two staff members were taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, where they were treated and released
Worked with juvenile offenders, took that experience into a school setting
Dr. Joseph Fitzpatrick is currently the Deptartment of Corrections’ clinical director and associate commissioner for juvenile services
23 incidents in the first two months of this year put Long Creek on a troubling pace for almost 140 attacks in 2014
A ninth case is pending
Youth development specialists impact juveniles
The Feb. 14 beating was one of 188 assaults on workers at Long Creek since 2007