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3 Jun 2012, 7:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Most youth in TJJD aren't going to be in prison for years like those Ward describes at Clemens: They're moving back (maybe into your neighborhood) much sooner than later.Last year, Michele Deitch at UT"s LBJ School closely examined the issue of Texas youth housed in adult prisons in a report titled "Juveniles in the adult criminal justice system in Texas," (pdf). [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 9:21 am by Suzanne Ito
Today, the Department of Education will release crucial civil rights data exposing discipline practices in our country's public schools and certain juvenile justice facilities. [read post]
30 Oct 2023, 2:34 pm by Reference Staff
Indian Affairs Indian Child Welfare ActWashington State Office of Public Defense Parents Representation ProgramWashington LawHelp The Child Protection System (CPS): Know Your RightsWashington LawHelp Non-parents Caring for Children: Know Your RightsWashington LawHelp Foster Care: Know Your RightsWashington LawHelp Family Law in Indian Country: Know Your RightsNorthwest Justice Project Native American Unit (legal help)Options for Grandparents… [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 12:16 pm by zshapiro
African Americans account for 16 per cent of all youth, 28 per cent of juvenile arrests, 35 per cent of juveniles tried in adult court and 58 per cent of juveniles sent to adult prisons. [read post]
11 Sep 2012, 10:52 am by Shiloh Carter
Even the maximum 40-year sentence in the juvenile justice system is too much, Marrus says. [read post]
11 Sep 2012, 10:52 am by Shiloh Carter
Even the maximum 40-year sentence in the juvenile justice system is too much, Marrus says. [read post]
11 Sep 2012, 10:52 am by Shiloh Carter
Even the maximum 40-year sentence in the juvenile justice system is too much, Marrus says. [read post]
5 Jul 2016, 12:48 pm by Jennifer Allison
The book is targeted toward researchers with knowledge of the American criminal justice system; accordingly, the United States is not one of the featured jurisdictions. [read post]
3 Sep 2013, 6:43 am by Lowell Brown
He also served on the federal Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Council of the American Law Institute, the Board of the American Bar Foundation and the Board of Advisors of the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Judicial Selection Initiative. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 4:05 pm by Violet Petran
Perhaps one of the most disheartening aspects of the American criminal justice system is when children and teenagers are a part of it. [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 7:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I received this press release today via email from Texas Appleseed:Class C Ticketing, Arrest of Youth at School is Introducing Thousands to Justice System, Says New Appleseed Report Schools Should Follow Lead of Juvenile Justice Agencies: Restrict Pepper Spray, Taser Use Austin, TX. [read post]
23 Aug 2011, 10:32 am by John Richards
While the American prison system talks a good game about rehabilitation, it is still largely built on a model that emphasized punishment and permanent separation from society. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 7:34 am
Charlie Crist made him the second African American in state history to lead Florida's increasingly burdened prison system, the Miami Herald reports. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 8:32 am by Steve Hall
And if we don’t commit in a complete way to justice for everybody, we risk perpetuating the dynamics that have been so injurious to American progress. [read post]
15 Feb 2020, 7:11 am by John Floyd
”   Justice Department Sabotaging First Step Act   The nation’s criminal justice system is indeed in a crisis. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 10:55 am
MacArthur Foundation has just announced a $225,000 grant award to the University of Washington’s Native American Law Center, which will fund the Center’s ground-breaking new program to help Tribal communities develop strategies to address the needs of Native American children in state and Tribal juvenile justice systems. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 12:53 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
MTID=ee1a4d4a3d1d5de47a67fbe331d7967c9   Developing tribal justice systems present unique challenges for tribes located in Public Law 280 states. [read post]
6 May 2014, 6:33 am by Ezra Rosser
They are plagued with low academic achievement, high dropout, suspension and expulsion rates, and disproportionate contact with the juvenile and criminal justice systems. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 11:44 am
 "The new group of Soros Justice Fellows will bring fresh ideas to fix a failed system that breaks America's promise of fairness under the law. [read post]