PURE Academy, a key partner in curbing Memphis juvenile crime, opens secondary campus
PURE Academy, which has partnered with Shelby County Juvenile Court to keep young men out of jail, opened its secondary ...
Baltimore carjacking victim frustrated as teen suspects released
Kenny Devera, a victim of an armed carjacking outside his home in Southwest Baltimore in early January, expressed frustration ...
Douglas County Youth Center releases 2024 report, commissioners cite disparities
Commissioners are concerned over the increase in length of stay and the racial disparities in DCYC's latest report.
GA lawmakers move to make threats against schools by teens transfer from juvenile court to adult
A Georgia Senate bill would allow cases involving children ages 13 to 17 making threats to be seen in superior court for making terroristic threats.
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Rapid City Police Department arrests two connected to several vehicle burglaries
A 19-year-old was placed under arrest for a warrant and failure to report an accident. Police determined the juvenile was ...
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Lawmakers debate the sentencing of youth as adults
Maryland lawmakers are once again debating whether to scale back the state’s practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court if they are accused of serious crimes.
“A horrible idea”; under a new law, older teens charged with murder will be tried as adults
Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. Teens 16 and older charged with murder or attempted murder in ...
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Juvenile justice in Maryland: What's on table as lawmakers debate reforms now
The Department of Juvenile Services is supportive of the proposed reforms, and its legislative director testified in support of Smith’s bill, arguing that their agency already serves the substantial ...