Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief counsel of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, is hopeful that the high court will hear Dassey’s case. Her
The state Department of Corrections agreed to eventually ban its guards from using pepper spray and limit using solitary confinement to manage behavior of teen
“Zero-tolerance policies don’t work. They strip school administrators of discretion, and often do more harm than good,” said Kate Burdick, a staff attorney at Juvenile Law Center and
Inmates represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center last year sued over conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake. U.S. District Judge
The State of Wisconsin today agreed to settle a class action lawsuit, J.J. vs. Litscher, brought against the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons. The young plaintiffs in the case challenged abusive practices such as solitary confinement and use of pepper spray, and were represented by the ACLU of Wisconsin, Juvenile Law Center and pro bono attorneys at Quarles & Brady. This settlement, pending court approval, comes a few months after the state of Wisconsin passed legislation to close the controversial facilities by 2021.
“Cyntoia’s sentence is wholly disproportionate for a 16-year-old girl, and therefore unconstitutional,” Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief counsel for the Juvenile Law Center, said
Inmates represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center last year sued over conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake. U.S. District Judge
The Department of Corrections has filed a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Juvenile Law Center over
"Cyntoia's sentence is wholly disproportionate for a 16-year-old girl, and therefore unconstitutional," Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief counsel for the Juvenile Law Center, said
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