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Article • November 2, 2015
Study Finds Victims of Bullying More Likely to Enter Criminal Justice System by Christopher Zoukis Study Finds Victims of Bullying More Likely to Enter Criminal Justice System by Christopher Zoukis A new study suggests a direct link between childhood bullying and later imprisonment for bullying victims. The study, presented at …
Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Juvenile crime rates and the number of incarcerated juveniles have fallen in a majority of states as states begin to reap the …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Ohio Limits Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders by Derek Gilna Ohio Limits Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders by Derek Gilna Ohio’s Department of Youth Services, which is responsible for the incarceration of offenders ages 10 to 21, reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in May 2014 …
Article • October 14, 2015
California Enacts Youthful Offender Legislation by California Enacts Youthful Offender Legislation California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on September 27, 2014 Assembly Bill 1276 establishing a panel-based review board to determine whether incoming prisoners, age 22 and under, are to be housed in maximum security units. The bill, advocated …
Article • October 14, 2015
Filed under: Parole, Juveniles
Michigan Must Comply with Graham and Miller by David Reutter Michigan Must Comply with Graham and Miller by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court ordered Governor Rick Snyder to provide a “fair, meaningful, and realistic” opportunity for parole to all prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes committed …
Article • October 12, 2015
Filed under: Cancer, Parole, Juveniles
Iowa Juvenile LWOP Prisoner Released to Hospice Care by Mark Wilson Iowa Juvenile LWOP Prisoner Released to Hospice Care by Mark Wilson In what is being described as an “unprecedented” decision, on December 3, 2013, the Iowa Parole Board ordered the release of a terminally ill prisoner who was sentenced …
LA County, County Counsel - Letter to Board of Supervisors, Proposed Settlement re Sexual Assault of Juvenile Ward by Other Juveniles, 2015 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ,~oF~osq ~'~~ `~N fl'`dl~~ :~ k ~AUFOe ~P~ OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 648 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 500 WEST TEMPLE STREET LOS …
Article • September 29, 2015
Class Action Settlement to Reform Illinois’ Juvenile Justice Revocation Process by Derek Gilna Class Action Settlement to Reform Illinois’ Juvenile Justice Revocation Process by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights lawsuit alleged that the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB) conducted “kangaroo court” …
$4.6 Million Paid by Maryland to Settle Boot Camp Abuse Claims by $4.6 Million Paid by Maryland to Settle Boot Camp Abuse Claims The State of Maryland has agreed to pay $4 million to 890 former juvenile delinquents who were abused while attending three state-run boot camps. The state will …
Article • September 18, 2015
Settlement Reached in Beating at California Youth Correctional Facility by Settlement Reached in Beating at California Youth Correctional Facility A settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging guards beat a prisoner at California’s N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility after he refused to sign a “contract” admitting that he was a …
Article • September 9, 2015
Court Finds for Defendants in Juvenile Class-Action Against Florida County Sheriff and Corizon by On March 15, 2012, suit was brought against Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County, Florida and the jail’s health care provider, Corizon Health Inc., for violating the constitutional rights of its juvenile prisoners. Plaintiffs filed for …
$400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit by Derek Gilna In December 2013, the Juvenile Law Center, a non-profit public interest law firm based in Philadelphia, won a $400,000 settlement on behalf of two adolescents who spent …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal by Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal A class-action suit is on the verge of being settled by the co-owner of two for-profit juvenile detention facilities in Pennsylvania, who was sued after a pair of state court judges …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Juveniles
Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson On August 7, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held the Supreme Court’s categorical ban on life without parole (LWOP) sentences for non-homicide …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary by Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary On January 13, 2015, the New York City Board of Correction (BOC) voted unanimously to end solitary confinement for prisoners 21 years old and under in the city’s jail …
Article • July 1, 2015
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Juveniles
Iowa Supreme Court Holds Miller Retroactive; Governor’s Commutation Cannot Cure Violation by David Reutter  Iowa Supreme Court Holds Miller Retroactive; Governor’s Commutation Cannot Cure Violation by David Reutter The Iowa Supreme Court held that the Governor Commutation of sentences of life without parole imposed upon juveniles cannot circumvent the holding …
New York Impedes Department of Justice Juvenile Custodial Sexual Abuse Analysis by Mark Wilson New York Impedes Department of Justice Juvenile Custodial Sexual Abuse Analysis by Mark Wilson Ten percent of New York juvenile offenders reported being sexually abused while in custody in 2010, which was consistent with the 12 …
Article • June 13, 2015
Texas Group Finds Correlation between Incarceration Rate and Academic Achievement by Matthew T. Clarke Texas Group Finds Correlation between Incarceration Rate and Academic Achievement by Matt Clarke Stand for Children – Dallas used data from the Justice Atlas of Sentencing and Correction to determine which ten Dallas zip codes had …
Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson In 2012, 6.98 million Americans were under some form of correctional supervision, with 2.2 million in prison or jail and another 4.8 million on probation or parole, according …
Article • June 11, 2015
Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts by Matthew Clarke Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts By Matt Clarke John Whitmire, D-Houston, the chairman of the state Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee wants to cut the cost of incarcerating Texas prisoners and …
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