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Civil Lawsuit Settled by Firms Tied to Kids-For-Cash Scandal
The companies that owned and operated the two detention centers at the heart of the Luzerne County kids-for-cash judicial scandal have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit for $2.5 million. — This post...
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In and Out of the Boxing Ring, Two Men Confront Very Different Demons
For Alvin Valentine, it was a chance to fight for something other than his life. For Adam Friedman, it was a chance to face down a monster that had tormented him since childhood—fear. — This post...
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Report Urges Ban on Detaining Youth Status Offenders
They’re known as status offenders – youths who commit offenses that wouldn’t even be considered offenses but for their age: truancy, running away from home, curfew violations, alcohol or tobacco...
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Since Sandy Hook, Tracking Mental Health Changes Nationwide
Funds for mental health budgets were slashed a combined $4 billion from 2008 to 2012. However, in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December experts have watched that trend...
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A Juvenile Public Defender and the ‘Untreated’ Disease of Poverty
Public defender Jerry Drayton refuses to view his young indigent clients as “the problem”—rather, he believes their actions are symptomatic of a much larger issue within many U.S. communities. — Jerry...
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Zero Tolerance in Education
I shudder to think of all the instances of out-of-control teenage anger that nearly killed another, when those same angry kids never really intended to seriously hurt anyone in the first place. — I...
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Sorry, Prison Rape Jokes About Justin Bieber Aren’t Funny
When rape involves men, particularly men in prison, we as a society often trivialize it into nothing more than a “don’t drop the soap” joke. John Lash, executive director of Georgia Conflict Center,...
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Growing Number of States Moving Away from Juvenile Solitary Confinement
Behold the landscape of juvenile solitary confinement, and how quickly it can change. — When attorney Lydia Milnes began investigating the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth in 2012 as...
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Four Tribes to Create Juvenile Diversion Programs
Four American Indian tribes in South Dakota, Colorado and Minnesota will be setting up programs to aid youth who otherwise might be incarcerated. — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation...
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Nell Bernstein and the Abolition of Juvenile Prisons
“The statistic is horrific. One in three children will be arrested by the time they are 23 and many of them will spend time in detention centers, actually prisons, who do little to rehabilitate. In...
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Throwing Our Kids to the Lions: The Dangers of Scared Straight
Answers about what works best for troubled young people should be based in sound research not in storytelling aimed to generate profits for television networks. — The American Jail Association has...
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‘Fearful Inheritance’: What the Case for Reparations Means for Jail and...
To repair the harm caused by the legacy of American racism and white supremacy, we must look beyond the cages we have built to hide the consequences of our history from ourselves. — I have been...
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‘Kids-for-Cash’ Documentary a Reminder of Continuing Problems in Juvenile...
An eye-opening and heart-wrenching portrayal of juvenile ‘justice’ through the eyes of a child. — By now, you might already be familiar with the story behind the Luzerne County, Penn., “kids-for-cash”...
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The Many Things that are Wrong with A&E’s “Beyond Scared Straight” Program
The hit series from Disney’s A&E Network became the most watched original series launch in the network’s history with an audience of 3.7 million people. — The “Beyond Scared Straight” message:...
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US Policies Are at the Heart of Why ‘Unaccompanied Minors’ Are Crossing the...
At its heart, the question of what to do with these children is a moral one. These children, despite the rhetoric, are not criminals. They are refugees. — The uproar between the left and right over...
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Justice Scholars Enables At-Risk Teens to Get Back on Track
While Justice Scholars is still in its early stages, 55 participants have graduated so far — some are enrolled in community colleges, others have been placed in jobs with partner organizations of the...
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LGBTQ Youth Over-Represented Across Juvenile Justice System, Experts Say
Because youth of color are also overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, many of the LGBTQ youth in the system are also youth of color, which can often make them invisible to juvenile justice...
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Civil Lawsuit Settled by Firms Tied to Kids-For-Cash Scandal
The companies that owned and operated the two detention centers at the heart of the Luzerne County kids-for-cash judicial scandal have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit for $2.5 million. — This post...
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In and Out of the Boxing Ring, Two Men Confront Very Different Demons
For Alvin Valentine, it was a chance to fight for something other than his life. For Adam Friedman, it was a chance to face down a monster that had tormented him since childhood—fear. — This post...
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Report Urges Ban on Detaining Youth Status Offenders
They’re known as status offenders – youths who commit offenses that wouldn’t even be considered offenses but for their age: truancy, running away from home, curfew violations, alcohol or tobacco...
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