Incarcerated give to homelessyouth of Huckleberry House Members of San Quentin’s Kid CAT program looked like a troop of Santa Clauses as they … [Read more...]
SF DA moves to block judge from hearing juvenile cases
Jenkins alleges bias against prosecution San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office has used a state law on judicial impartiality to … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE: Juvenile life sentence unconstitutional
Court: Can ‘offend contemporary standards of decency’ Tennessee’s top court says it’s unconstitutional and cruel and unusual punishment to require … [Read more...]
Court reverses earlier ruling on juvenile life sentences
Decision ‘profoundly’ limits sentencingprotections for underage offenders A divided Washington State Supreme Court abandoned its own precedent, … [Read more...]
Hawaiian youth corrections eliminates imprisonment of girls
Shift in policy and practice focuses on girls’ history of trauma As of July 2022, there were no girls imprisoned in all of Hawaii, according to … [Read more...]
LAW & POLICY – SF DA reinstates policy allowing juveniles to be charged as adults
Newly elected San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins reinstated the policy of charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults for crimes that she … [Read more...]
LA supes strike down motion to close juvenile detention camp
An LA County Supervisor’s effort to close a deteriorating youth detention was thwarted after other supervisors voted the proposal down, according to … [Read more...]
Los Angeles drug diversion efforts fizzle
Three-quarters of eligible offenders decline program; Gov. Newsom suggests mandated treatment for addicts, mentally ill The drug diversion program … [Read more...]
California closing youth prisons
California is gearing up to make dramatic changes in its juvenile incarceration system. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2020 to close the … [Read more...]
CDC examines racial disparities in gun-related murders
Young Black men are 20 times more likely to by killed by guns than Whites, a federal report says. Black males age 15–34 made up 2% of the United … [Read more...]
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