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$1,000,000 Settlement in Vermont Child Abuse Case by A $1,000,000 settlement was awarded in a case against school officials for failing to report the abuse of a student.             The negligence suit was filed in 2009, years after the abuse had occurred. The suit was based on a rare law …
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Rikers Island Excessive Force Monell Claims Survive Dismissal by Mark Wilson A New York federal court refused to dismiss Monell Claims in a Rikers Island excessive force case. On September 28, 2013, Bobby White was incarcerated at Rikers Island, when guard Marlene Ocasio sprayed him with a chemical agent and …
Youth Involvement in the Sex Trade - A National Study, Swaner et al, 2016.pdf The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Youth Involvement in the Sex Trade: A National Study Author(s): Rachel Swaner, Melissa Labriola, …
Partnering with Community Sexual Assault Response Teams - A Guide for Local Community Confinement and Juvenile Detention Facilities, Vera, 2015 CENTER ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS Partnering with Community Sexual Assault Response Teams A Guide for Local Community Confinement and Juvenile Detention Facilities DECEMBER 2015 Allison Hastings Ram Subramanian Kristin Littel …
Article • August 10, 2016
Oregon Interferes With Juvenile Offender Court Access by Mark Wilson On December 9, 2013, an Oregon federal court held that a juvenile offender adequately alleged that he was injured when prison officials interfered with his right to appeal his convictions. Oregon juvenile offenders are sentenced to Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) …
After Sex Scandal, Delaware DOC Closes Ineffective Boot Camp by Joe Watson It took a prison guard&rsquo;s compulsive sexual behavior to draw the critical eye of Delaware corrections officials to a boot camp program intended for troubled youth, and subsequently shut it down. The Sussex Boot Camp, which opened in …
Florida Juvenile Justice Agency Calls Salary for CEO of Non Profit Contractor Excessive by The Secretary of Florida&rsquo;s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is outraged that a nonprofit company that holds two dozen DJJ contracts pays its CEO more than $1.2 million annually. The DJJ wants more that money going …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Equal Justice Initiative Children to Die in Prison, EJI, 2007 “The susceptibility of juveniles to immature and irresponsible behavior means ‘their irresponsible conduct is not as morally reprehensible as that of an adult.’ Their own vulnerability and comparative lack of control over their …
Article • August 5, 2016
Florida Cancels Youth Prison Contract Due to Abusive Atmosphere by David Reutter The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) cancelled the contract for a residential youth program run by Youth Services International (YSI). DJJ defaulted on the contract for the Santa Rosa Substance Abuse Treatment Center because the facility&rsquo;s staff …
Study Shows How Juvenile System Criminalizes Girls Who are Victimized by Sexual Abuse by Joe Watson A Norman, Oklahoma high school student, raped by a male peer and repeatedly harassed and touted by her classmates, is suspended from school after she lashes out and swings at another student. A girl, …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Soldiers of Misfortune - Abusive U.S. Military Recruitment and failure to Protect Child Soldiers, 2008 U.S. Violations of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE Abusive U.S. Military Recruitment and Failure to Protect Child Soldiers Jania Sandoval (right) speaks with U.S. Army recruiter …
Report: How Private Prison Companies Cut Corners to Generate Profit by Derek Gilna Private prison companies like Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and the GEO Group earn hundreds of millions of dollars each year, averaging between $2,771 and $3,366 in profit per prisoner based on 2014 data. According to In …
Juveniles in Solitary Confinement, Human Rights Watch, 2012 Growing Up Locked Down Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Growing Up Locked Down Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails …
Publication • August 1, 2016
America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund, 2007 CPP_report 2007_FINAL (a-22) 9/6/07 3:21 PM Page b A Report of the Children’s Defense Fund America’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline SM CPP_report 2007_revised (a-21) 10/10/07 12:15 PM Page c About the Children’s Defense Fund T he Children’s Defense Fund’s Leave No …
Publication • August 1, 2016
From Time Out to Hard Time – Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System, LBJ, 2008 From t i m e o ut to hard time Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System by Michele Deitch Amanda Barstow Leslie Lukens Ryan Reyna Special Project Report Lyndon B. Johnson …
Publication • August 1, 2016
The Rest of Their Lives – Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the U.S., AI HRW, 2005 The Rest of Their Lives Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Copyright © 2005 Human Rights Watch/Amnesty International. All rights reserved. Printed in …
The Impact of Trying Youths as Adults, Campaign for Youth Justice, 2007 THE CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH JUSTICE The Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) is dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under the age of 18 in the adult criminal justice system. The goals of the …
Article • July 29, 2016
Award of Nominal Damages Negates Attorney Fee Awards by The Eleventh Circuit Court of appeals held that, under the circumstances before it, the award of attorney fees is improper to a party awarded only a nominal damage award. This was the fifth time this case was before the court.&nbsp; At …
Facing Our Future - Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement, Urban Institute, 2010 Facing Our Future Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement Facing Our Future Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement 2100 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 ph 202.833.7200 fax 202.467.5775 http://www.urban.org Ajay Chaudry Randy Capps …
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