October is Youth Justice Action Month, an opportunity to elevate youth in the justice system, the issues they face, and their incredible resilience. On October 2nd, Juvenile Law Center launched the Broken Promises: Futures Denied, the second edition of their powerful Broken Bridges report that has been used by policymakers, state agencies, and others to help guide their work.
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether Medicaid fraud has been committed by private, taxpayer-supported residential facilities housing vulnerable youth in abusive conditions — and whether states that sent the children have violated their civil rights.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — It’s like a judicial magic trick. According to the law, teens automatically turn into adults as soon as they commit the worst crimes.
It is with the deepest sadness and heaviest of hearts that we write to share that Bob Schwartz passed on October 8, 2024. Our loss is immeasurable, our world is diminished.
We are delighted to announce four Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center. Each Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow will be embedded in one of four Juvenile Law Center legal teams to ensure that youth voices, perspectives, and leadership are infused in efforts to advance systems change.
Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers said they were fighting an epidemic of teen violence, but nearly 70% of 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crimes.
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