Report shows widespread sexual victimization in juvenile detention facilities
Posted by Voices_staff on Jun 12, 2013 at 2:51 PMNearly 10 percent of youth in juvenile detention facilities across the country experience sexual victimization, according to a new report issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics last week.
Juvenile justice: How to deal with underage offenders?
Posted by McGencey on Dec 4, 2012 at 12:53 PMWe spotted an editorial in the New York Times that tackles the question of how to deal with underage offenders. Or rather, how the Supreme Court is tackling the question.
The Supreme Court this June made a historic decision against…
Florida event to examine the case of Cristian Fernandez, a 12-year-old boy to be tried for murder as an adult
Posted by rheine on Nov 8, 2011 at 12:17 PMThe case of Cristian Fernandez, the 12-year-old murder defendant to be tried as an adult, has made national headlines. Fernandez faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his 2-year-old half brother. You can learn more about his…
One year of Princeton versus one year in prison
Posted by rheine on Nov 2, 2011 at 3:21 PMThe Atlantic this week shares a comparison between sending someone to prison and sending someone to Princeton. “It costs the state of New Jersey more money to hold a prisoner for one year than to fund one Princeton student’s…
Congress is looking for smart investments. Tell them: Start with kids!
Posted by rheine on Nov 1, 2011 at 5:12 PMCongress has been consumed with talk of cost-cutting and smart spending. We say pre-kindergarten is a great place to start; it’s much easier to nurture a child than rehabilitate a young adult. And that’s the topic of our new infographic!
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New report: “No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration”
Posted by rheine on Oct 4, 2011 at 5:49 PMThe Annie E. Casey Foundation has a new report that examines juvenile incarceration in America. Titled “No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration,” it shows how jailing our youth wastes taxpayer dollars and does little to…
Smart spending can keep kids out of jail!
Posted by rheine on Sep 15, 2011 at 12:50 PMIt costs $241 a day to incarcerate a youth, according to the Coalition for Juvenile Justice. On the other hand, evidence-based alternatives to incarceration can cost as little as $11 a day. Which is more effective at helping troubled youth?
California county abandons plan to cage juvenile defendants in court
Posted by rheine on Aug 8, 2011 at 1:34 PMCourtrooms in Marin County, California would have kept juvenile defendants in glass cages but later scrapped the plan, according to a surprising story in the Bay Citizen. In the proposal, juvenile criminal suspects would have been forced to sit…
Texas: Keep kids out of adult prison
Posted by Sheri Brady on Apr 12, 2011 at 5:58 PMThis is a key time for juvenile justice in Texas. One of our Texas members, Texans Care for Children, says that three bills are coming up that could help keep kids out of adult prison. Texans Care for Children has…
States pass laws to keep children out of adult justice system
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 4, 2011 at 5:22 PMDo you remember the crime hysteria of the ’90s? Before market bubbles and terrorism threatened our way of life, Americans lived in fear of teenage “super predators.” In the interest of stronger deterrence, many states passed laws to get young…
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