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 18-year-old, who had been on the run since April 1, escaped after he pushed a corrections officer, causing her to fall and hit her head
The new campus will house up to 72 juveniles awaiting trial, featuring state-of-the-art classrooms for career and technical programs to aid their transition into the workforce
Counselor Corey Proulx stepped in to help a staff member when a 16-year-old inmate started attacking her; the inmate then attacked Proulx, causing him to fall and hit his head
Longer spans of solitary confinement can cause serious psychological and physical harm to young people, including heightened risk of suicide
Last year, the John Howard Association criticized the facility for not having the beds available for youth on suicide watch two years after a 16-year-old committed suicide at the youth prison
The Sentencing Project, an advocacy group based in Washington, has said Pennsylvania leads the nation in the number of juvenile lifers
Officer has been suspended after his arrest for allegedly assaulting a neighbor and a 13-year-old boy
Officials call teen rape suspect the exception
The high court threw out the ability to send children to prison for life with no chance of ever getting out
State efforts to close down Taft Youth Development Center and transfer some of Tennessee’s toughest teen offenders to other state facilities are creating a flow of delinquents into some county lockups
Supreme Court to rule if juveniles can be sent away to die in prison
The men, between the ages of 18 and 22, were arrested when they were minors and became adults while being detained at the center
Report says juveniles were subjected to sexual misconduct and other abuses at a privately run prison
Officials debate whether teenagers convicted of killing someone may be locked up for life with no chance of parole
Mother says principal claimed the boy inappropriately touched another student when the boys were just roughhousing
Boy was just 11 when he was charged with killing his father’s pregnant fiancee with a shotgun
State laws severely limited the number of inmates the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo was able to provide to the local fire training camp
More juveniles could be charged as adults, efforts to rehabilitate youth offenders who commit less serious crimes could be hurt, and the realignment of the adult criminal justice system could be derailed
Security staff and those required to use a radio must now wear an earpiece so inmates can’t overhear conversations among employees
A thief who gained international notoriety was sentenced for a 2-year spree of crimes
Teen was sent to a juvenile detention
The boy’s parents brought him to the sheriff’s office last week after authorities released a security camera photo of the suspect
Throughout the criminal justice system, we have suffered for decades from a lock-'em-up mentality that has failed to deliver the safety dividend we thought we would get
63 inmates were involved in the fracas, which was contained to a dormitory area at the facility
19 troublemakers were responsible for 79 injuries to other youths and 102 injuries to staff members
The decision came in the case against Kenneth Loggins, who was convicted in Alabama of killing a hitchhiker in 1994 and originally sentenced to die
The boy was 10 years old when he allegedly shot his 46-year-old mother in the head with a rifle at their home
Richard Bradberry, 54, is suspected of abusing inmates
County set a national precedent for restricting its juvenile hall to offenders ages 13 and older
As the nation’s largest juvenile prison, Walnut Grove houses 1,200 boys and young men in a sprawling one-story complex
The inmate’s parents, 40-year-old Thomas Crain and 39-year-old Kelly Crain, were killed in their Naples-area home with a rifle Dec. 9
Footage shows juvenile inmates repeatedly attacking officers and corrections staff
Budget is the primary reason Judge Jerry H. Ritter stopped the program
