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River Parishes want $36 million from state to build a juvenile detention center. Is it needed?
A group of parishes along the Mississippi River is seeking more than $36 million in state funds to create a juvenile jail on ...
Broward’s juvenile holding center may get security firm to replace Sheriff’s Office
The leader of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice on Tuesday vowed to have a “good strong transition plan” for Broward’s ...
Broward Sheriff’s Office will stop staffing juvenile detention center in May
Blaming staff shortages and an unsafe building, the Broward Sheriff’s Office won’t provide deputies to work at the state’s ...
Hundreds claim they were sexually assaulted at NYC juvenile detention centers as part of decades-long cycle of abuse: ‘They want justice’
The 115 new alleged victims, who each brought suit on Monday, joined hundreds of other survivors who have filed cases since ...
Guard breaks the arms of two teenage boys: Abuse continues within the Kentucky juvenile justice system
A Kentucky juvenile justice guard broke the arms of two teens at McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Paducah, ...
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Washington lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis
The state’s largest facility for youth offenders remains over capacity, with one legislator describing the situation at the ...
KY lawmakers want reforms from juvenile detention centers, ‘Bill of Rights’ for jailed kids
Apart from codifying the rights of children in custody, the legislature should hold hearings this winter where state ...
Bernalillo County juvenile detention center is near capacity
Bernalillo County's juvenile detention center is facing maximum capacity. Tara Marcantel, the director of the Bernalillo County Youth Service Center, said 68 out of 78 beds are filled. District ...
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Macomb Juvenile Justice Center to receive more residents from state
The state Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it is closing the Shawono Center in Grayling and moving ...
‘DJS is a wreck’: Maryland lawmakers debate the efficiency of the Department of Juvenile Services
Discussions around legislation to stop automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes morphed into a debate over ...
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Bernalillo County juvenile detention center is near capacity
BERNALILLO COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER IS GETTING CLOSE TO MAX CAPACITY ... SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE COULD HAVE AVAILABLE TO US IS WE HAVE FIVE BEDS WITHIN OUR INTAKE UNIT.
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Hundreds claim they were sexually assaulted at NYC juvenile detention centers as part of decades-long cycle of abuse: ‘They want justice’
Dozens of sexual assault complaints were filed against the city’s troubled juvenile detention facilities this week, bringing the total number of claims to a shocking 539. The 115 new alleged ...