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Article • May 13, 2016
$1.2 Million Settlement for Minor Injured in Detention Race Riot by The county of Los Angeles paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a juvenile who was seriously injured during a riot. According to the county’s Summary Corrective Action plan, a riot occurred at Camp Miller, a facility …
Article • May 13, 2016
Ohio Childhood Sex Abuse Statute Applies to State and Private Persons by The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the applicability of R.C. 2305.111(C), which was adopted in 2006 and set “a firm accrual date as the date on which the victim attains the age of majority for claims based on …
Solitary Confinement Increases Risks of Self-Harm in NYC Jails, Study Says by Joe Watson A study of self-harm cases in New York City jails published in the March 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health found that prisoners placed in solitary confinement are almost seven times more likely …
Washington’s McNeil Island Prison Workers Pose Unique Problem by Gary Hunter Washington state legislators face a unique problem with the prison workers it uses to maintain McNeil Island economy. Juveniles from the Oakridge Community group home work in groups of two to six as dockworkers. The youths are paid $7.16 …
L.A. County Audit Recommends More Contract Oversight for Probation Department by Derek Gilna The County of Los Angeles, like most governmental agencies, receives funding from a variety of sources and relies on outside contractors to perform many services – including correctional services. L.A. County’s Probation Department was the subject of …
Lawsuit Claims Florida Teen Raped, Beaten in Prison Initiation Ritual by Florida’s correctional facilities for youthful offenders are part of the state’s adult prison system, and Florida incarcerates more minors than any other state in the nation. Approximately 140 juveniles are housed in detention centers on any given day, and …
Publication • April 29, 2016
Joint letter to U.S. Attorney General re deporting children without counsel, April 2016 April 29, 2016 The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: We, the undersigned 177 children’s rights, civil rights, …
DOJ Settlement to Improve Conditions at Mississippi Juvenile Facility by The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement to address conditions at Mississippi’s Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center (LCJDC). The settlement agreement is the culmination of a DOJ investigation and a March 31, 2011 findings letter from the …
Publication • April 1, 2016
Letter to Seattle Mayor re detention facility environmental concerns - April 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS April 1, 2016 Mayor Ed Murray City of Seattle 600 4th Ave., 7th Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Re: Children and Family Justice Center MUP Permit Dear Mayor Murry, We …
Following Settlement, Use of Seclusion Plummets in Ohio Juvenile Prisons by Matthew Clarke On May 21, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and private plaintiffs announced a settlement agreement with Ohio requiring the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) to dramatically reduce and eventually eliminate the use of …
Publication • March 16, 2016
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Custody and Control - Conditions of Confinement in New York’s Juvenile Prisons for Girls, Human Rights Watch, 2006 Embargoed Until Monday, September 25, 12:01 a.m. EST United States Custody and Control Conditions of Confinement in New York’s Juvenile Prisons for Girls “I been restrained two times during my stay here …
Probation Department - Budget, Juvenile Halls and Camps Operating Costs, and Contracting Procedures, Los Angels Co DAC, 2015 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF AU DITOR.CONTROLLER KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 5OO WEST TEMPLE STREET, ROOM 525 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 9OO1 2.3873 PHONE: (213) 974-8301 FAX: (213) 626-5427 JOHN NAIMO …
Publication • March 8, 2016
Filed under: Juveniles
Juvenile Arrests 2006 - Report, DOJ Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 2008 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention November 2008 J. Robert Flores, Administrator Office of Justice Programs Innovation • Partnerships • Safer Neighborhoods Juvenile Arrests 2006 Howard N. Snyder In 2006, law …
Maine Prisons "Safer" Despite Recent Killings and Assaults, Commissioner Says by Christopher Zoukis At a press conference addressing the violent attempted escape of three juvenile prisoners, Maine State Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte says Maine prisons are safer than they were three to four years ago.  His comments came …
Publication • March 7, 2016
Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools, FBI, 2016 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN SCHOOLS JANUARY 2016 High school students are ideal targets for recruitment by violent extremists seeking support for their radical ideologies, foreign fighter networks, or conducting acts of targeted violence within our borders. High schools must remain vigilant …
Brief • March 2, 2016
Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Jury Verdict, guard rape juvenile jail, 2016 Case 4:11-cv-00797-JED-TLW Document 224 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 03/02/16 Page 1 of 1
Supreme Court: Retroactivity Ends Mandatory Juvenile LWOP Sentences by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 decision, held on January 25, 2016 that juvenile offenders can no longer be sentenced by state courts to mandatory life without parole (LWOP), even in capital cases. The Court ruled that its …
Article • February 29, 2016
President's Order on Solitary Confinement Reverberates Beyond Youth Incarceration by Alan Mills, Truthout "Obama Bans Solitary for Juveniles," blared yesterday's headlines. But as usual, the mainstream press missed the real story. President Obama did issue an executive order banning solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system, and journalists can't really …
Suicides, Poor Conditions at D.C. Jail Remain Critical Issues Despite Progress by Derek Gilna The February 8, 2015 suicide of a woman held at the Washington, D.C. Jail and a recent report that blasted the facility for “non-compliance with basic standards established by national corrections authorities” have once again focused …
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