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 Deep Creek Youth Academy inmates assaulted an officer with a sock filled with a shower head; they then overpowered him, taking his keys and radio
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
Youth development specialists impact juveniles
The Feb. 14 beating was one of 188 assaults on workers at Long Creek since 2007
Bill designed to provide a long-term funding solution to the cash-strapped ranch for juvenile offenders in Sedgwick County died in the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee on Tuesday
Pinellas County deputy was arrested Monday for striking a 15-year-old inmate last summer and lying about his motives
Will receive the sixth annual Tony Hill Award during this year’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation
Allocated more than $360 million for 2015
Rep. plans to introduce a bill this week that would separate facilities for juvenile offenders into a different class from facilities that house children in the Department of Children and Families system in terms of funding and regulations
Workers are seeking jobs elsewhere because of the uncertain future of the program for troubled boys
Hopes the program makes students think twice before taking a step in the wrong direction
More than 300 jobs lost
Missouri is part of a movement to limit juveniles in adult courts and prisons
Assumption sheriff directs new facility for juvenile offenders
Goldman Sachs stands to make a profit of $9.6M if the program prevents enough juvenile offenders from reoffending
Former West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth was converted to a prison this year following a lawsuit over treatment of juvenile offenders at the facility
Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act will soon change how the state treats offenders younger than 18
Since late October, Florida has granted Youth Services International two new contracts to operate youth prisons
CO said she interacted with inmate every day for several months – until one day he blind sided her with a brutal beating
Boy is being charged as an adult with hate crimes after authorities say he set another teenage boy wearing a skirt on fire on a public bus
The Choice Bus was at Lewis Chapel to educate students about making better choices
Boy was 10 when he killed his father, a neo-Nazi, by putting a gun to his head while he slept and pulling the trigger
Two key elements highlighted are need for improved mental health systems and need for more probation officers and training for those officers
“The Comeback States” attributes Mississippi’s steep decline in youth detention to new state laws that allow youth court judges more latitude in dealing with youthful offenders
“We all make mistakes, in life, and in basketball. But you learn from your mistakes and you go on.”
Alleges department subjected male prisoners younger than 18 to sexual, physical and emotion abuse by housing them with adult inmates
Ann Hoffer established scholarship in her late husband’s name with goal to see young people given a second chance
Educating the youth about gang membership can help them make informed choices in life
An estimated 2,100 so-called juvenile lifers across the country hope for a reprieve in the wake of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Miller v. Alabama
150 deputies called in to restore order
Eli S. Santos Jr. was charged with two counts of burglary stemming from an alleged break-in on July 14, just seven days after allegedly burglarizing a home
