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.
A review found Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center confined juveniles for long periods due to staffing shortages rather than behavioral issues
Gov. Jay Inslee cited a 24% increase in juvenile arrests as the driving force behind the project
Among the terms in the agreement: monthly reports from an independent monitor, timely use-of-force reviews, an ombudsman for youth grievances and more cameras
Until now, youths who fought, stole or broke other jail rules were held alone in windowless cells for 23 hours a day, with no access to phones, visitors or library books
A 2016 Supreme Court ruling found mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles were cruel and unusual punishment
The state’s case management system has been creating unreliable data reports since January 2016
Officers were hit with tray cart handles, punched and one even found himself held in a bear hug inside a cell
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
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