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.
State regulators warned the county that Los Padrinos did not reach a mandated ratio of one officer per 10 youths for 15 of 87 shifts in July
The agreement includes a behavior management program and a skills-based curriculum with daily structured activities at the Manson Youth Institution
A 2017 lawsuit led to a consent decree banning punitive confinement and the use of pepper spray at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools
One problem the report found was that COs are under-trained and often do not enforce rules, and inmates in turn do not respect them
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he and an accomplice killed 10 people in 2002
Karmin Bryant retired last week in the wake of a riot inside the jail that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage
Lee Boyd Malvo was arrested in the random shootings that killed 10 people in and around the nation’s capital
Gov. Scott Walker urged the Legislature to adopt his proposal this spring rather than 18 months from now, but lawmakers said not so fast
Gov. Scott Walker is urging the Legislature to adopt his proposal this spring rather than 18 months from now
Officials said the inmates used chairs to smash security glass, damaged cell doors, sprinklers and other objects
More than 20 cars surrounded the building as a county SWAT team went inside to quell the fight
Gov. Scott Walker wants to spend $80 million on five new juvenile prisons and a larger mental health facility
Gov. Scott Walker plans to convert the Lincoln Hills facility into a prison for adult inmates
Prosecutors say the officer’s off-duty weapon discharged accidentally and that he was taken to a hospital
The Giddings State School has a history of violence and gang activity, disruptions and staffing and supervision issues
Inmates at Dallas County correctional center for boys allegedly went months, sometimes more than a year, without going outdoors more than a few times
Female COs at Wisconsin’s teen prison say inmates expose themselves and make sexual remarks, but their bosses don’t consider the issue as pervasive as they do
Various systematic issues within the system have interfered with students receiving instruction
A review of the youth prison has found that the facility’s low staffing and high population of teens with mental illness have created “harmful conditions”
A half-century later and nearly two years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor, Henry Montgomery is still waiting for his first chance at freedom
District Attorney John T. Adams has said his office will not be pursuing life terms against any of the county’s juvenile lifers
Lincoln Hill inmates reportedly used the manager’s phone to call girls, take selfies and broadcast segments on Facebook Live
“Lincoln Hills has become so problematic that it has become almost impossible to think of any type of plan that should allow it to remain open,” a senator said
The court will not hear the case involving inmate Keighton Budder, who was convicted of rape and received three consecutive life sentences plus 20 years
Many are pointing to the Missouri model as a guide to a more rational, effective youth correctional system
Solitary confinement is not a commensurate intervention to any demonstrated youth crisis behavior
In recent weeks, reports of assault on staff and sexual harassment of female workers have continued to roil the institution
The capture came more than a day after four teens overpowered a CO and escaped from the Harborfields Youth Detention Facility
Donovan Nickerson, Raymir Lampkin and Stephine Woodley were found more than nine hours after they fled
The number of times inmates assaulted or tried to hurt staff at the prison have risen more than 30 percent so far this year since 2016
Parole of dozens of former juvenile lifers raises a host of questions about how those freed will navigate life on the outside
Prison staff and state lawmakers say problems are worsening at Wisconsin’s Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School for boys and girls
Violence by inmates at Wisconsin’s juvenile prison sent five staff members to the hospital Sunday night in apparently coordinated attacks
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