What's on our radar this week
Every Wednesday, Juvenile Law Center gathers the latest studies, reports, and headlines from around the country. Here's what we've been reading:
- U.S. Reps. Bass and McDermott introduced a new bill that would ensure that all former foster youth have access to health insurance until age 26, even if they moved after aging out of care.
- Why are girls the faster growing population in the juvenile justice system, and why are they typically incarcerated for longer periods of time? Hint: a new trend of criminalizing trauma.
- Boy suspended from school for having a staring contest? Yes, this actually happened.
- Seattle City Council passes a resolution pushing for a total moratorium on juvenile incarceration.
- VIDEO: Virginia leads the nation in pushing kids through the school-to-prison pipeline, but they're trying to change that.
- The Ohio General Assembly is considering a bill that would help foster youth ages 18-21 prepare for college and careers by providing transitional housing and other critical support services.
- New Orleans was awarded a federal grant to fund a re-entry program to provide youth and adults between 16-35 years-old with job training, life skills, and other social services.
- VIDEO: Investigation reveals disturbing, harsh treatment of youth in Colorado prisons.
- California just passed a law to waive GED exam fees for homeless youth under age 25.
Did we miss a big story? Email us at [email protected] with your headline.