Por: Los Angeles Times Nation November 28, 2022
The desperation pervading Los Angeles County's juvenile halls can be distilled into a single incident and its aftermath. A veteran probation officer — too afraid of retaliation to reveal their name or gender — was so overwhelmed by the staffing crisis in the facilities that house the county’s most violent young offenders that they begged to be demoted so they wouldn’t have to go back inside. The officer had been left alone as a... + full article
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics November 18, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee's Supreme Court ruled Friday that a state law mandating life sentences for juvenile homicide offenders is unconstitutional, saying it amounts to “cruel and unusual punishment and violates the Eighth Amendment. In a sweeping 21-page opinion,... + más
Kentucky to operate high-security juvenile detention centers | Associated Press
Guest column: The Missouri approach to juvenile justice would work here too, if Louisiana would give it a real chance | The Advocate
The Boston Globe USA Life November 10, 2022
What do Godzilla, the late Nichelle Nichols, and Sigourney Weaver have in common? Along with George Mélié's “A Trip to the Moon” (1902), they were recently voted into the Science Fiction & Fantasy Hall of Fame, part of Seattle’s Museum of Popular Culture.Americans... + más
Country Music’s Biggest Names Induct Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley & Joe Galante Into The Hall Of Fame | Forbes
Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame pitcher and World Series champion, dead at 69 | Fox News
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
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
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