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.
Some of the proposed legislation would make all state prisoners serve 85% of their sentences before they’re eligible for early release as a reward for good behavior
Sheriff Michael Moore is advocating for a temporary solution due to his deputies spending up to 15 hours traveling as far as Tennessee to transport juvenile inmates from housing facilities to court
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
Judge grants ACLU more time to monitor juvenile lockup
Under policy to place more youths in community programs, 11 detention centers and five groups homes have closed since 2007, cutting 411 staff positions
A surveillance video shows Fannin, 17 suddenly drop his towel, lay his soap on a table and bolt across a day room to punch the officer in the face
Jonathan Miller, who recently turned 27 in prison, sees no justice in his life sentence
Plan to shutter the Preston Youth Correctional Facility in rural Ione Amador County is attempt to close huge budget gap
Students are accused of threatening to kill the school principal, an assistant principal and a police officer with a 12-gauge shotgun in a poem
Inmates at the juvenile facility are offered high levels of support and real-world training
Limited bed space at local facility forces D.C. to move youths across U.S.
Allegedly shot father to death while the two were hunting
Suit alleges sex acts between inmates and officers, inmate fights were allowed, and inmates were stripped in held in isolation
Victims are mainly young adults who were convicted of street-gang-related crimes as juveniles
The 4-1 ruling came over the vociferous dissent of one justice and opposition from national juvenile law groups
Rep says union wasn’t notified about alleged threats of violence over layoffs
Don Smarto, after turning away from a life of crime, offers rhyme and reason for hope to jailed teens
Hostilities have been growing among some staff members in connection with the plan for increased job cuts
After police arrested 20 girls in the sting, the judge decided that it was the deputies’ presence that agitated the girls and led to chaos
A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will help the 56,000 people in Ohio with a parent in prison
Sentenced at 15, has spent time in four different prisons
Since 2009, the program has trained more than 200 mentors and fostered 40 matches with local youth in need
Reports show that school behind bars reduces the likelihood of a second incarceration
A Mich. boy convicted of murdering a woman during a robbery will spend 8 years in juvenile detention
County-based treatment programs also decrease number of youth arrest
The inmate collapsed after exercising for several hours as part of a boot-camp style program
Teenagers may not be locked up for life without parole if they haven’t killed anyone
Jordan Brown killed his father’s pregant girlfriend in 2009
Juvenile justice advocates want rehabilitation, yet public safety experts argue all predators are dangerous
A task force seeks changes in how offenders are punished, educated and supported in the community
7 out of every 10 juvenile lifers in the country are in Fla.
