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Showing posts with label juvenile justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label juvenile justice. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Bill to limit the crimes for which juveniles could be charged as adults sparks debate

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By William J. Ford Criminal justice advocates welcomed a Senate bill that would sharply reduce the number of crimes for which a juvenile cou...
Friday, January 10, 2025

Baltimore Media ‘Create a False Impression That Youth Are Responsible for a Lot of Very Dangerous Crime’: .

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By Janine Jackson  Janine Jackson interviewed the Sentencing Project’s Richard Mendel about coverage of youth crime for the  December 20, 20...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Juvenile justice reform commission could start meeting next month

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By William J. Ford Advocates said they hope a commission created to assess Maryland’s juvenile justice system can begin meeting as early as ...
Monday, June 3, 2024

Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills

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By Amanda Hernandez   Nearly every state considered changes in juvenile age limits, detention or education programs. For decades, state legi...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Tough-on-crime bill imposing adult sentences on juveniles heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk

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By Anita Wadhwani Senator says the measure brings “massive repercussions,” complicated jurisdiction and legal questions Teens as young as 14...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Senate committee advances changes to juvenile law reform measure

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By William Ford A Senate panel recommended several changes Wednesday to resolve differences on separate juvenile justice reform bills that h...

Louisiana might tap into state savings to build more juvenile correctional facilities

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Louisiana legislative leaders are giving thought to withdrawing money from a state savings account to build and refurbish juvenile justice f...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Advocates to Gov. Moore: Veto juvenile justice measures

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Respective committees from each chamber must now review some of the differences in  House Bill 814  and  Senate Bill 744  such as when the l...
Sunday, February 25, 2024

Bill to make juvenile crime records public advances to Louisiana House

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By: RICHARD A. WEBSTER, VERITE   Juvenile crime once again took center stage at the State Capitol as a bill that would publicize the confide...