ARTICLE TAG

Connecticut

Supreme Court ICWA

6/2/2022

Connecticut Codifies Child Welfare Protections for Native American Families in State Law

A new law in Connecticut offers protections for Indigenous families that mirror the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.

Youth Services Insider
Reports Without Surveillance: Connecticut’s New Child Welfare Experiment

4/19/2022

Reports Without Surveillance: Connecticut’s New Child Welfare Experiment

Connecticut's plan to open care management sites for family services is intended to offer an alternative to child welfare involvement.

Why We Use The Term ‘Emerging Adults’

2/17/2022

Why We Use The Term ‘Emerging Adults’

As the criminal justice system begins to take into account the research into emerging adults, the field is slowly adjusting to how it treats them.

FBI Looking Into In-custody Death of a Kansas Teen in Foster Care

1/3/2022

Justice Department: Youths’ Constitutional Rights Violated at Connecticut-run Lockup

A two-year federal probe has uncovered evidence that residents of a state-run juvenile lockup in Connecticut were improperly punished with solitary confinement and systematically deprived of mental health services and schooling.

Connecticut

11/1/2021

In Connecticut, Youth Justice Reform Has Become an Election Year Issue

A recent tragedy in Connecticut has helped to make the state's recent run of youth justice reform a hot-button issue at election time.

Connecticut Establishes Baby Bond Program to Reduce Wealth Disparity

7/13/2021

Connecticut Establishes Baby Bond Program to Reduce Wealth Disparity

To address wealth disparity, Connecticut has set aside public funds that will establish trust funds for babies born July 1 and later.

    Connecticut may raise the juvenile arrest age from 7 to 10.

    6/2/2021

    Connecticut Seeks to Raise Age of Juvenile Arrest from 7 to 10

    Connecticut is one of the handful of states that is currently looking at raising the minimum age for juvenile court jurisdiction, in this case from 7 to 10 years old.

    10/30/2019

    How Connecticut Moved From Institutions to Families

    In response to a large influx of children into state care in the late 1990s resulting from tragedies that spawned fear within the agency, Connecticut developed a sprawling system of institutional settings to have enough “placements.”

    Connecticut may raise the juvenile arrest age from 7 to 10.

    3/11/2019

    Several States Ponder Expansion of Juvenile Justice Beyond 18

    The movement to raise the age of juvenile justice systems around the country is continuing, with several states considering a move beyond the age of 18. At least nine states are expected to consider proposals that would expand the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system during the current legislative season, according to a press briefing held last week by the Campaign for Youth Justice.