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juvenile detention

8/17/2023

Mother of Teen Paralyzed in Ohio Detention Center Plans to Sue

Mary S. Washington intends to sue Franklin County, Ohio, saying the way guards handled her son after a fight worsened his injuries. 

4/5/2023

California Expands College Education for Youth in Juvenile Detention Centers

Project Change offers college classes inside San Mateo County’s juvenile hall, as California expands similar opportunities statewide.

What it means to be a person of color in New York's Foster Care System

3/13/2023

It Takes One Caring Heart to Keep Youth Out of Juvenile Detention

I had no one that was able to pick me up from the police precinct so they would put me in juvenile detention, writes Schifane Philippeaux.

1/26/2021

New York Governor Aims to Shut Down Nearly Empty Youth Prisons

The Democratic governor’s proposal is likely to get caught in a cross-current of expectations — from those advocating that the money saved be reinvested in youth services, to unions and legislators who will want to protect local jobs in state facilities whatever the cost.

8/7/2020

Bay Area DA Calls for Closure of Juvenile Hall, Investing in Community Alternatives

Less than a week after joining dozens of other prosecutors, corrections officials and probation chiefs in signing an open letter calling for the closure of all youth prisons, one California district attorney took her first official step toward doing just that in her own county.

3/27/2020

Juvenile Justice Systems Wrestle with How to Shrink the Number of Youth in Lock-Up as Pandemic Intensifies

After advocates pressed Los Angeles County health officials, the Department of Public Health will now inspect juvenile detention facilities administered by the county’s Probation Department. As health concerns for youth in detention mount, advocates in L.A.

    3/16/2020

    New York City Court’s Coronavirus Plan Might Mean Longer Stays in Foster Care or Youth Detention

    New pandemic directives from New York City court officials may lead to longer stays in juvenile detention or foster care for some young people, The Imprint has learned.  A coronavirus response plan going into effect tomorrow describes how each borough will establish emergency courtrooms for high-stakes family hearings: newly filed juvenile delinquency cases, when pre-trial detention for youth will be contested; and certain child abuse and neglect hearings where a foster care placement is being challenged.

    New York County Leaders Say Detention Beds are Lacking for 16- and 17-year-olds Accused of Serious Crimes

    8/12/2019

    Outside the City, New York’s Youth Defendants Detained Far from Home

    When defense attorney Michael Perehinec’s 16-year-old client was arrested in New York’s Tompkins County last spring, the judge at his arraignment decided to place him in state custody. The client faced violent felony charges, making it difficult, Perehinec said, to argue that he should be immediately released and supervised within the community before a trial.

    2/6/2019

    Los Angeles Tackles an Overreliance on Pepper Spray in its Juvenile Halls

    Los Angeles County continues to wrestle with the safety and well-being of youth in its juvenile detention facilities after a new report found the Probation Department has too often used pepper spray on youth.