Juveniles held in pretrial detention are exceptionally vulnerable to abuse; demanding systems that can make rational decisions about incarceration that protect both the safety of the community and the rights of the child.
Posts Tagged “juvenile justice”
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In two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court today, Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative will assert that a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a 14-year-old is cruel and unusual punishment.
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Local and national funders have helped transform Washington, D.C.’s juvenile justice agency by closing a notorious prison for court-involved youth and redirecting resources to community-based alternatives.
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In a country riven by violence, the Mexican state of Morelos is testing a new approach to criminal justice.
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New York is poised to take further steps to remove young people from the lifelong negative consequences of prosecution and incarceration in the adult criminal justice system.
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According to a new report, nearly half the states in the U.S. have changed their laws or are seriously rethinking their how they treat children in the justice system.
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"I'm hopeful that five years from now we’ll see reduced incarceration rates, more community services, and increased political power for low-income communities and communities of color in the Deep South," says Dana Kaplan of the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana in this interview.
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There is no credible evidence that demonstrates transferring youth into adult court reduces crime or recidivism. There is, however, considerable, disturbing research showing the physical and psychological harm that comes to the youngsters in an adult jail.
Posted in: Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Baltimore, criminal justice, Diana Morris, juvenile justice, pretrial detention, prison
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A new model provides a step toward finally making the presumption of innocence—and the humane treatment that goes along with it—a reality in Mexico.
Posted in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Rights & Justice
Topics: Ana Aguilar, juvenile justice, Mexico, pretrial detention
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Gina Womack of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children, a grantee of the Open Society Foundations, talks about the organization and its work.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: juvenile justice, Louisiana, Luisa Taveras