What's on our radar this week

Each week, Juvenile Law Center gathers the latest studies, reports, and headlines from around the country. Here's what we've been reading

• The Maryland chapter of the NAACP is calling for a federal investigation into the states Department of Education programs for juvenile offenders.
• Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy released a recent proposal asking his state to consider treating offenders as juveniles until they are 21 years old.
•  A new lawsuit could potentially change the fate of New York City's homeless youth by calling into question the state's Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
• A new study by the Council of State Governments Justice Center shows that when it comes to incarcerated youth there has been little accountability regarding reporting educational data for these students'.
• Leaders in Nebraska have agreed to shift responsibility for dealing with juvenile offenders away from the Nebraska Supreme Court.
• The Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development will launch a new $1.7 million program to help juvenile offenders "rehabilitate and integrated back into their communities."
• In the last year three new programs have been implimented in Missouri to help aid foster kids aging out of care.

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