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Special report: Ohio's juvenile detention system struggles with violence, neglect

Ohio's youth prison and juvenile detention centers are failing. Kids in the state's juvenile justice system often face violence and neglect, while guards remain overwhelmed, understaffed and in fear ...
Cleveland.com

Delinquent: Cuyahoga’s juvenile system is supposed to rehabilitate youth when they offend. Most of the time it works – Cameron is one example

That time, Cameron spent over two months in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center before a judge ruled him delinquent of aggravated robbery and several other felonies between his two cases. A ...

Marsha Levick, a 'superhero' who helped rewrite the country's juvenile justice system, steps down from Juvenile Law Center

Marsha Levick took her seat at a conference table at the Juvenile Law Center on a recent Wednesday for what would be one of her last meetings. She walked colleagues through the basic principles of the ...

‘We cannot erase their child status’: New documentary challenges Ohio’s bindover system

A new documentary on Ohio's bindover practices highlights the stories of people who were sentenced as adults for crimes ...
Canton Repository

Ohio celebrates increase in juvenile inmates graduating from high school

Within the walls of the Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility, there is a high school with academic, vocational and ...
Fox News

Missouri AG says juvenile system must be reformed after teen arrested for slamming girl’s head into pavement

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called on the state’s juvenile justice system to be reformed after a teen slammed a girl’s head into the pavement near a high school last Friday during a ...
Nets Wire

Knox County juvenile facility's video system often fails, workers warn

County leaders have said the cameras and security systems are an issue, but this is the first accounting of what it looks ...
Albuquerque Journal

Legislative report: New Mexico’s juvenile justice system seeing high repeat referrals

The number of youthful offenders referred to New Mexico’s juvenile justice system has declined over the last 20 years due to an increased emphasis on community service ...
Yahoo

NC Juvenile Justice system facing challenges; officials say change needs to come

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In less than two months, at least five juveniles escaped from North Carolina juvenile detention facilities. Those escapes are symptoms of what Wake County District Attorney ...
WTVF

Broken: TN juvenile justice system 'broken, outdated, in catastrophic failure'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee's juvenile justice system repeatedly puts violent teen offenders back out on the streets through a sometimes deadly revolving door, a six-month NewsChannel 5 ...

Judge to decide if attempted murder case will move to juvenile court

Investigators shared what evidence they have tying a former Fort Collins High School student to the physical assault of a ...
EdSource

California’s juvenile justice system seeks to end the incarceration of girls and young women

Four California counties will soon be offering girls and young women in youth jails more community-based alternatives to being detained. The initiative follows a pilot in Santa Clara County, ...