Timothy Muth and Kate Burdick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel •
“This is the most severe and damaging type of solitary confinement that is used in the American penal system.” So wrote federal Judge James Peterson about the conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools in 2017
Melissa L. Shusterman & Bree Hood, The Philadelphia Tribune •
As a legislator fighting to improve conditions for children, I’ve invited Bree Hood, an individual who has directly experienced harm within the juvenile legal system, to join me as we recognize the importance of protecting children in residential facilities.
On this week’s episode we talk to Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center, who stepped down last year after serving for decades as the organization’s chief legal officer. We discussed the origins of the center and how it survived, how to write a good amicus brief, the Kids for Cash scandal and more.
Legislation sent to the governor allows more children to be locked up and for longer. It also requires new, previously unsuccessful treatment options to be funded.
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — As 11-year-old Clayton Dietz remains in adult custody in Perry County on a homicide charge, his attorney is pushing to have his case moved from adult court to juvenile court.
Two Wisconsin youth detention centers, Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, have been under federal supervision for almost a decade after numerous complaints of abuse. That supervision ended last week. An advocate, a judge and a state senator all weigh in on the decision and the state of juvenile justice.
Just north of Highway 63, a row of trees separates a service road from a gray one-story building dotted with windows just wide enough to allow the width of a face.
The campus expands to reveal an arts center. An American flag waves out front.
CEO Riya Saha Shah and Jamie Silvonek were recently featured on The Pursuing Justice podcast with host Harriet Hendel (sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida). Listen in as Riya speaks about Juvenile Law Center's work, from our historic fight in the Kids for Cash scandal to the fight to bring children condemned to die in prison home. In the second part, hear directly from Jamie about her fight for freedom and redemption.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Peterson ended mandated oversight of the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons. A court-mandated monitoring program for the juvenile detention facilities found them to be in “substantial compliance” with reforms sought in a 2018 class action settlement, marking a new chapter in their troubled history.
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