Por: The Advocate Opinion November 04, 2022
A horrific story about on the front page of The New York Times is not that unusual, as new organizations have found of problems at our state’s juvenile facilities.When are we going to fix the problems?Gov. John Bel Edwards called for an investigation into the report of allegations that guards raped incarcerated girls, failed to respond to suicide attempts and operated in rural Red River Parish with apparent immunity from arrest or prosecution... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA World October 25, 2022
WASHINGTON — The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons pledged Monday to hold accountable any employees who sexually assault inmates, reform archaic hiring practices and bring new transparency to an agency that has long been a haven of secrecy and... + más
New US prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system | WPLG Local 10
New US prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system | WPTV
The Advocate USA Crime October 18, 2022
Motivational posters adorned the walls and a National Hockey League commercial blared from a TV mounted opposite a row of barred cells — measures officials hope will make an old death row building feel more welcoming for incarcerated teens who will soon live there.The first... + más
Federal judge won't block plan to put teens at Angola: 'Untenable must yield to the intolerable' | The Advocate
Youth advocate says juveniles fearful as they 'live under the threat' of being sent to Angola | The Advocate
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion October 04, 2022
Since 2014, when a marine heat wave scientists dubbed “the blob” encroached on the Central Coast, juvenile white sharks have been following warmer currents to waters they didn’t usually inhabit. The northern edge of the juveniles’ core range had been the Santa Barbara... + más
Fall equinox triggers great white shark migration south | Newsweek
Great white sharks gather at site of fatal attack | Newsweek
The Advocate USA Entertainment September 30, 2022
Over the last 20 years, the 15th Judicial District’s Juvenile Specialty Court has worked to build connections with local teens and turn their run-ins with the criminal justice system into opportunities for self-improvement and moving past their mistakes.Desiree Hebert, program... + más
Guest column: The Missouri approach to juvenile justice would work here too, if Louisiana would give it a real chance | The Advocate
Feds say Louisiana's plan to put teens in Angola is 'problematic,' call for other solutions | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Opinion September 30, 2022
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick that will allow Louisiana to move forward with its proposed plan to house adjudicated youth in a facility on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.This decision contradicts everything we know about youth... + más
DA Hayden must take juvenile justice reform seriously | The Boston Globe
Louisiana teens get support, a second chance through this specialty juvenile court program | The Advocate
The Boston Globe USA Opinion September 23, 2022
As he campaigns for a full term as Suffolk County district attorney, Kevin Hayden has told voters that he strongly believes in juvenile justice reform. He touted his ideas on alternatives to prosecution programs to divert youth away from the criminal justice system before they... + más
Our Views: Let's get back to the Missouri Plan for juvenile justice, not an Angola Plan | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
The federal government is scrutinizing Louisiana's plan to move some incarcerated teens to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, with one top Washington justice official calling the idea problematic and urging the state to look for other options.Meanwhile, some state... + más
Teens from youth facilities statewide may end up at Angola unit, Louisiana official says | The Advocate
Inside the plan to house teens at Angola: Key new details emerge in federal court hearings | The Advocate
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