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.
Officials say the “extraordinary step” is necessary because the county has failed to comply with a court order requiring sweeping reforms.
The county will consider restricting items allowed in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and Barry J. Nidorf and ending contracts after a tutor was caught with nearly 200 pills
Records showed the agency failed to review investigations into an estimated 3,000 abuse complaints spanning seven years
Under one of the proposed bills, a court could not sentence an individual under 19 years old when the crime was committed to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility
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
The lack of security upgrades “is very concerning,” the mayor of Baton Rouge said. “We are dealing with a facility established in 1952, designed to rehabilitate youth for less serious crimes”
The five juveniles turned violent when they attempted to escape the Swanson Center for Youth, a senator said
The CO was beaten from behind by an inmate who manipulated his cell door lock
In the latest incident, a group of six juveniles attacked a staff member, creating an opening for a young man to take the staff member’s keys and then scale a fence
Despite a substantial funding hike, enduring staffing challenges persistent in the state’s juvenile justice system
“The defendant continues to be obsessed with violence and could not stop his obsession even while incarcerated at the jail,” the judge said
“Prolonged and stalled” adjudication, charges that don’t lead to incarceration and delayed transfers to long-term detention lead to overcrowding at the short-term youth detention center
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center wants to add 26 detention officers and increase pay to combat overtime expenses and reduce officer burnout
Four of the cold, tired teens turned themselves in after the “planned, but poorly planned” escape and five others were captured after a brief car chase
Amanda Brown is accused of giving inmates prohibited items, including a vape pen
In response to riots and assaults at the Department of Juvenile Justice, legislation was passed to increase staff salaries, enhance security, among other measures
The fight began when seven youths assaulted staff and broke an exterior door attached to their living area
To address staffing concerns, the county gave deputy probation officers a 12% raise and authorized bonuses to incentivize working in the juvenile hall
Juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest maximum-security adult prison will be moved to a youth detention facility by late fall
The lawsuit seeks a court order compelling the facility to improve conditions immediately, on the basis of deprivation of their rights under the 14th Amendment
The teen attacked two COs, punching one man repeatedly and strangling a woman, police said
California’s final remaining youth prisons shuttered on June 30, marking an end to a 132-year-old statewide correctional system
The victim, a 52-year-old youth services employee, was stabbed multiple times in his arm, abdomen, shoulder and neck
Stakeholders have blamed a staffing crisis for the deteriorating conditions that led a state board to declare two juvenile halls as “unsuitable” for the confinement of youth
The county could be forced to pay $1.6 billion to $3 billion for “more than 3,000 claims alleging childhood sexual assault at various County and non-County facilities”
The bills also make it possible for anyone sentenced for a serious crime as a child to be given the option of parole after 10 years
Legislation in the state budget would grant the Board of State and Community Corrections the power to shut down juvenile camps and Secure Youth Treatment Facilities
All 3,000 sworn officers in the department, regardless of rank, were ordered to work at least one shift per month in the county’s juvenile halls to help alleviate a staffing crisis
In the wake of a staffing crisis and reports of increased violence and drug use, a state agency report called for Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls to be closed
The DOJ wants a judge to intervene because the county hasn’t complied with a court judgment for two years
Drug drop offs at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall are so blatant that arrows were spray painted on the fences to indicate where to throw the substances
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