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Summer 2008

PRESS WATCH: JUVENILE
JUSTICE IN THE NEWS



Virginia

Richmond's top bureaucrat quits
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Thursday, Jul 31, 2008

Teen in sniper case will go to juvenile center
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008

Model behavior at detention center
The Richmond Times-Dispatch - Saturday, June 14, 2008

Virginia kids do well, with 1 exception
The Richmond Times-Dispatch - Thursday, Jun 12, 2008

We Must Ease the Process for Children to Receive MH Care 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - May 4, 2008

Teens arrested for underage drinking at Midlo home
Midlothian Exchange - Apr 29, 2008

Youth Court offers lessons in justice 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Apr 28, 2008

New Orleans, new life
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Apr 27, 2008

Teens will be charged as juvenile in I-64 case
The Richmond Times-Dispatch - Thursday, Apr 24, 2008

Anne Holton speaks at VSU today 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Apr 24, 2008

Youth Advocate Urges Reforms
Virginia Lawyers Weekly, April 7, 2008

When Is an Adolescent an Adult? Grown-Ups Seem Confused 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Apr 18, 2008

Youth Court offers students lessons in dispensing justice 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Apr 14, 2008

Jailing young offenders poses dilemma
Virginian-Pilot, April 9, 2008

Senate panel backs changing how teens are charged as adults Associated Press, April 2008

Residential Services Are Essential for Virginia's At-Risk Youth 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Mar 18, 2008

Major changes announced in Richmond agencies 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Mar 17, 2008

Norfolk teen pleads guilty in Church Street murder of 15-year-old - By: Virginian-Pilot, March 12, 2008

Scott bill would assist teens 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Feb 27, 2008

Bucking Trend, Norfolk Juvenile Center is Below its Capacity
Virginian-Pilot on September 10, 2007


Outside of Virginia

Say Y.E.S. To Crime Prevention
Tampa Bay Online   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

Time to get a handle on youth crime
Brampton Guardian   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

Shoplifting is small crime with huge ramifications
Seattle Post Intelligencer   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

CRIME: Kennewick teen suspected of stealing X-Box
Tri-City Herald Online   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

Boy, 14, charged in 9-year-olds sexual assault
Index Journal   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

Gangs fill a void in lives of young
Huddersfield Daily Examiner   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

Crime:Bill offers info on youth offenders
TelstraClear   Tues, Aug 12, 2008

Department of Justice Announces New Anti-Gang Funding to Chicago and Detroit
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Aug 11, 2008

Nebraska official wins national award
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Aug 7, 2008

State uniting social services at single sites
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Aug 7, 2008

Providence Service Corporation Releases Second Quarter Results
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Aug 6, 2008

La. youth prisons chief drew critics
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Aug 3, 2008

Judge: Reforms too slow in Calif.'s youth prisons
Washington Post, August 2, 2008

Texas ranks first in juvenile prison sexual abuse
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Aug 1, 2008

Juvenile Justice Organizations and Advocates Applaud Senate Judiciary Members on the Approval of Strong JJDPA Legislation
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Jul 31, 2008

Boy, 12, confined for killing man
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Jul 31, 2008

Court OKs documentary maker inside Lake Co. court
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Jul 31, 2008

In 2005 and 2006 More Than 4,000 Allegations of Sexual Violence Were Reported in Juvenile Facilities
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Jul 31, 2008

Louisiana's Juvenile Justice Chief Quits
AOL News, http://news.aol.com, Jul 26, 2008

Bill Would Increase Juvenile Justice Funding
The News Journal, July 16, 2008

Some changes would improve legislation in the Senate
The Washington Post, July 13, 2008

Children in Jail
The New York Times (editorial response), Jul
7, 2008

Don't Teach Our Children Crime
Editorial: The New York Times, Jul 3, 2008

Reforming Juvenile Injustice
The Huffington Post, July 2, 2008  

Study recommends ways to improve juvenile justice in Afghanistan
Unicef, www.unicef.org, Jul 1, 2008

Arizona courts trying alternative juvenile justice
Arizona Daily Star, June 30, 2008

Editorial: Momentum builds for juvenile justice reform
Shreveport Times, June 18, 2008

JJDPA Reauthorization Introduced
Youth Today, June 25, 2008

When 'off the streets' isn't good enough
Star Tribune, June 17, 2008

Things looking up for Alabama children
Birmingham News, June 13, 2008

Youth lockup options sought at state forum
Worcester Telegram & Gazett, June 7, 2008

Childish behavior; criminal behavior
Huntsville Times, June 1, 2008

Columbia teen, tried as adult, gets 55 years in murder case - Baltimore Examiner, May 30, 2008

Progress in juvenile justice helps kids and community
IEditorial: Indianapolis Star, May 28, 2008

Problem students in pipeline to prison
Boston Globe, May 28, 2008

Transforming juvenile justice
Indianapolis Star, May 27, 2008

Internet gives graffiti vandals a global audience
Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2008

Youth lockup doesn't work and isn't fair
Worchester Telegram, May 23, 2008

Children in Adult Jails
The New York Times, May 23, 2008

Some county officials leery of bill that would treat many 17-year-old offenders as juveniles
Chicago Tribune, May 21, 2008

I-Team: Criminal Kids Locked Up
KLAS-TV (Video included), May 20, 2008

Judging kids is a mix of hope, heartbreak
Press-Telegram, May 20, 2008

A historical struggle: Punishment or rehabilitation?
Press-Telegram, May 20, 2008

Advocates call D.C. Jail juvenile lock-down 'inhumane'
DC Examiner, May 17, 2008

Sentencing option needed for juvenile offenders
Morning Sentinel, May 17, 2008  

Onalaska woman honored for justice work
Onalaska Community Life, May 16, 2008

New Maine law allows 'blended sentences'
The Boston Globe
, May 13, 2008

House mulls change in sentencing rules
The Providence Journal, May 13, 2008

Governor signs Juvenile Justice Act pushed by Chief Justice Cobb
The Montgomery Independent, May 12, 2008

Children go to jail, for lack of options
Boston Globe, May 12, 2008

Wyoming needs to work on juvenile justice reform
Casper Star-Tribune, May 8, 2008

Another suspect arrested in restaurant holdup
San Francisco Chronicle, April 25, 2008

Teen Faces Terrorism Charges After Kidnapping Classmate
ABC Good Morning America, April 23, 2008

Kids in Trouble
The News & Observer, April 23, 2008

Former prisoners, youth advocates share downside of trying minors as adults- American Observer (Text and Video), April 23, 2008

Trend: Teen-on-Teen Crime
WRAL-TV, April 22, 2008

Evening Reporting Center Opens in Greene County, Missouri
Springfield News-Leader, April 18, 2008

New Jersey Juvenile Lockup Could Be Closed
Asbury Park Press on April 16, 2008

Mental illness, addiction and crime
Opinion from the Huntsville Times, April 13, 2008

Sex abuse, violence alleged at teen jails across U.S.
Produced by CNN, April 4, 2008

Medicaid's Buried Treasure for Juvenile Justice Detention center creates a clinic with money you think you can't get
Youth Today, April 1, 2008

Missouri's Humane and Sensible Approach to Juvenile Justice
Huffington Post, March 18, 2008

The Reception Center in Northeast Portland has become a national model for youths who commit minor crimes
The Oregonian, January 14, 2008

County seeks alternatives to juvenile lockups
Tuscaloosa News, December 13, 2007

 

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