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.
Five senior COs and one sergeant are accused of filing false reports regarding an incident that took place in April 2020 at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility
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
A spokeswoman said juveniles took keys from a staff member, pulled televisions off walls and refused commands
The CO later required three staples to close a 1-inch gash on her head
This federal program provides death and educational benefits to individuals involved in crime and juvenile delinquency control or reduction
The escape was at least the fifth of the year from the troubled youth lockup, underscoring the chronic staffing woes that have endangered both COs and inmates
Staff overtime and operating costs at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility have risen even as the population of detainees has decreased
Michael Furman, who was initially sentenced to death for raping and killing 85-year-old Ann Presler in 1990, has been re-sentenced to 48 years in prison
The DOC agreed to eventually ban its COs from using pepper spray and limit using solitary confinement to manage behavior of teen inmates under a settlement
The unit is based on a prison in Germany and focuses on education, family and skill development
The watchdog report also echoes cries for a comprehensive review of the state systems that have filled the prison with young people battling mental illnesses
A trio of corrections unions argue that their members aren’t trained to handle youthful offenders
The bill would have permitted the state to continue sending juvenile offenders to prison with no chance for parole
Oklahoma’s Legislature approved a bill to allow judges to put teenage offenders behind bars with no chance for release
Authorities said a 17-year-old inmate briefly escaped during the incident
Three employees were transported to area hospitals for injuries that were deemed not life-threatening
The number of Texas teens behind bars has dropped as the state rethinks how to incarcerate its underage felons
The reforms were announced nearly three months after a Jan. 8 riot at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center
The prison had been the target of CO-on-prisoner allegations for years
For the first time in a decade, Florida juvenile detention and probation officers will see a bump in their salaries
A lawmaker is asking state officials to investigate allegations that inmates younger than 18 were abused and neglected in an adult prison on the Gulf Coast
Lawmakers approved a plan in February to close the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls
The advocates calling to close Maine’s youth prison and the people who run it agree on something: Fewer kids behind bars is better
The court struck down sentences that fail to give juveniles a chance at parole for 50 years or more for crimes other than homicide
The state assembly approved a bill that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison by 2021
Advocates contend the state’s system locks up too many kids for low-level offenses
The Court’s 2016 decision in the case opened the door for roughly 2K other juvenile offenders to argue for their release
The bill would close Lincoln Hills by mid-2020, move the most serious offenders into state prisons and put counties in charge of the rest
The bill calls for the closing of Lincoln Hills by mid-2020, with the most serious male offenders being moved to state-run prisons
The state Assembly has crafted a bill that calls for closing Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison and moving its inmates into new state and county facilities
A state lawmaker and reform groups are pushing to bar officers from carrying pepper spray in juvenile jails in California
The riot caused an estimated $200,000 in damages and boosted calls for reform to the facility
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