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.
Court testimony reveals that youth are again urinating in bags and gloves due to inadequate overnight staffing at Barry J. Nidorf
Veteran CO Michael Dempsey, a veteran CO and court-appointed monitor, described a culture of fear, chronic absenteeism and untrained staff in testimony on L.A. County’s juvenile justice failures
Two now-deceased staff members are accused of grooming and sexually assaulting youth in custody at Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center
Each week, teens meet virtually to take lessons in healing, decision making, conflict resolution and community engagement
“Responsible juvenile justice reform also takes into account the needs of public safety,” wrote Gov. Janet Mills
“People who say that a person of 18 and six weeks is biologically different than a person of 17 and 364 days belong to the Flat Earth Society,” said an attorney
“There’s this sense that we know we’re not doing what we need to do for kids when we lock them up,” said an advocate
The vote comes less than a week after juvenile correctional officers walked off the job in protest
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office had to be called in to regain control of the facility Monday night
DSO Michael Wall collapsed after chasing and restraining a juvenile offender
The law allows older offenders to be housed in juvenile facilities in the capacity of mentors
Two of the inmates used fire extinguishers to try to gain access to the facility’s central control on Friday night
“We found opportunities for improvement in the way that DYS delivered care for this youth,” an official said
‘Dumpster fire’ or work in progress? SC juvenile justice director says scathing audit lacked context
Director Freddie Pough says he’s committed to changing the agency’s culture and reforming the juvenile justice system
Claims include ignoring an active suicide attempt, forcing a child to drink from a toilet and slamming a teen’s head into a window so hard it cracked the glass
The justices will hear arguments that could put the brakes on what has been a gradual move toward more leniency for children who are convicted of murder
The groups say inadequate staffing has made chaos commonplace in five rural facilities
As of August 20, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice resumed limited family visitation to facilities that have no active COVID-19 cases
With no plans to release youth offenders early, prison officials said they have been taking steps to limit the spread of COVID-19
The inmates overpowered a CO, took his keys and escaped through a hole in the fence to a waiting car
Advocates are calling for more youth to be released, more stringent health protocols and expanded testing to control the spread
Under the terms of the settlement, the county will transition its three juvenile facilities from a corrections model to a treatment model
Of the 27 staff members who tested positive, 20 are corrections officers, five are managers and two are crisis counselors
The offenders housed at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex broke desk drawers, damaged electronic equipment, threw supplies and cracked three windows
Currently, 150 juveniles and 283 staff members at facilities nationwide have tested positive for the novel coronavirus
Advocates said the dramatic incidents underscored their call for youths to be released to their homes
Children’s rights advocates and health experts have called on Gov. Ralph Northam to start releasing as many children as safely possible from centers
The study’s authors are asking the Division of Juvenile Justice to begin systematically releasing children in state custody
More than 30 correctional administrators and rights advocates called for the release of vulnerable youth and for the stoppage of new admissions
The U.S. DOJ ordered officials to begin making a series of changes in less than two months or face a lawsuit
Departments nationwide are using the data to implement policies against sexual abuse in detention
The campus in rural, central Nebraska serves as a rehabilitation center for girls ages 14-18 who have broken the law
