Abuse, Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention - The …
Oct 29, 2022 · Repeated abuses, overlooked complaints and a surge in suicide attempts at a detention center with powerful allies. By Megan Shutzer and Rachel Lauren Mueller. Oct. 30, 2022. Update: On Tuesday ...
Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence
Mar 1, 2023 · Incarceration harms young people’s physical and mental health, impedes their educational and career success, and often exposes them to abuse. And the use of confinement is plagued by severe racial and ethnic disparities.
Juvenile detention abuse allegations are on the rise around the …
May 17, 2024 · Christian and dozens of others claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of allegations of...
How the Juvenile Detention Crisis Is 'Cruel and Unusual'
Aug 13, 2022 · Confronting America’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Juvenile Detention Crisis From Texas and Louisiana to communities in Iowa and Michigan, the way youth are being detained is prompting calls for change.
Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report
Dec 1, 2022 · The report draws on reliable data and relevant research to provide a comprehensive and insightful view of youth victims and offending by youth, and what happens to them when they enter the juvenile justice system.
Maltreatment of Youth in U.S. Juvenile Corrections Facilities
It tells of high rates of sexual victimization, the heavy-handed use of disciplinary isolation and a growing roster of states where confined youth have been subject to widespread abuse. The four-year update is in — and the news on violence in juvenile detention centers is not good.
Youth Justice by the Numbers – The Sentencing Project
Aug 14, 2024 · In 2021, 44% of youth in the one-day count were in detention and 53% had been committed to a secure placement facility (the juvenile equivalent of imprisonment). 1 These counts do not include people under 18 held in adult prisons and jails.
They’re Only Kids: The Dangers of Detention and Alternatives to ...
Nov 11, 2021 · the juvenile justice system should invest in community-based alternatives to detention. The government should not detain juvenile offenders because juvenile detention does not benefit society or the child.
Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Institute of Justice, the report draws on reliable data and relevant research to provide a comprehensive and insightful view of youth victims and offending by youth, and what happens to youth when they enter the juvenile justice system in the
The ju-venile justice system must react to the law-violating behaviors of youth in a manner that not only protects the community and holds youth account-able but also enhances youth’s ability to live productively and responsibly in the community.