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January 2012

Juvenile offenders: Cuts put counties on the spot
San Francisco Chronicle - January 2012

State should be careful in plan to charge counties for incarcerating serious juvenile offenders
Contra Costa Times - January 2012

Money Refused Could Become Money Owed
The New York Times - January 2012

Arrests Poor Answer For Youths In Trouble
The Hartford Courant - January 2012

Georgia rethinks its prison stance
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - January 2012

Keep teens out of adult criminal court
Chicago Tribune - January 2012

For teens guilty of murder, penalties can vary widely
The Boston Globe - January 2012

Bay State must relax youth punishments
The Boston Globe - January 2012

Young have greater ability to reform
The Boston Globe - January 2012

Juvenile Justice: What's Needed
Jackson Free Press - January 2012

Group: Juvenile program hurting
Hattiesburg American - January 2012


December 2011

Free Minds Book Club gives books to teens behind bars
News Channel 8 - December 2011

No Grand Jury Today in 12-year-old Murder Suspect's Case
First Coast News - December 2011

No Plea Deal for 12-Year-Old Murder Suspect
Fox News - December 2011

2 escapees charged as adults
Hattiesburg American - December 2011

Lionel: The School To Prison Pipeline
Fox 17 - December 2011

Hillsboro teen, 15, sentenced to 30 years to life for 1009 Cornelius killing
The Oregonian - December 2011

Judge's sentence for wrong-way teen driver who killed two will be reviewed
Richmond Times - Dispatch - December 2011

Thomas Haynesworth fully exonerated by Va. appeals court
The Washington Post - December 2011

Don't jail minors with adults
The Detroit News - December 2011

Oxnard teen accepts plea deal in killing of gay schoolmate
Ventura County Star - December 2011

Brandon Mclnerney takes a 21-year plea deal
KGO Newstalk 810 San Francisco - December 2011

Direct Fail
5280 The Denver Magazine - December 2011

U.S. Supreme Court to review issue of whether teenage murderers should get life without parole
The Times-Picayune - December 2011

Baltimore's proposed juvenile jail stirs controversy
Scripps Howard News Service - December 2011

Keeping Youth Out Of Adult Jail
Open Society Institute Blog - December 2011

Council Members Approve New Resolution In Push For Juvenile Justice System Reform
NY 1 - December 2011

Cleveland Case points out difficulty in monitoring whether juveniles are in jails
Scripps Howard News Service - December 2011

Law returns youth convicted as adult to juvenile court for sentencing
The Columbus Dispatch - December 2011

Va. family still suffers effects of guilty plea to false charge
The Washington Post - December 2011

6-year-old's felony charges overzealous
The Badger Herald - December 2011

Wisconsin DA charges six y.o. boy with felony for playing doctor with 5 y.o. girl
America blog - December 2011

 

November 2011

First Look- MSNBC's Young Kids, Hard Time Documentary Airing 11/20
BroadwayWorld.com - November 2011

Harmful & Ineffective Practice of Treating Youth as Adults
Childrens Law Center Inc. - November 2011

What Went Wrong In McInerney Trial?
Advocate.com - November 2011

Fla. bill would give juvenile offenders 2nd chance; senator says he was given break as teen
Daily Journal - November 2011

Illinois Juvenile Justice Reform
Congressional Record - November 2011

The teenage brain
Minnesota Public Radio News - November 2011

Teen Faces Double Murder Charges As Adult
Fox Charlotte - November 2011

Questions arise on release of juvenile information
New Castle News - November 2011

Juvenile justice system cries for help
Wyoming Tribune Eagle - November 2011

 

October 2011

Trying Juveniles as Adults Doesn't Reduce Juvenile Crime
Black Voice News - October 2011


Trying Youth as Adults: New Bulletin Reveals Troubling Lack of Data
National Juvenile Justice Network - October 2011


Federal cuts would imperil juvenile justice programs
The Washington Post - October 2011


Don't repeat our criminal justice mistakes, U.S. policy experts warn Canada
iPolitics - October 2011


Republicans block justice review proposal in Senate
Politico - October 2011


Weekly Notes: Survey shows overwhelming support for juvenile rehabilitation; Juvenile Woodstock wraps up; day 1,000 approaches
Youth Today - October 2011


Does Locking Young Offenders up Longer, Make us Safer?
theRealnews.com - October 2011


How Do You Explain an Eighth-Grade Shooting?
ABC News - October 2011


Americans Believe in Treatment Over Incarceration for Youth, New Poll Finds
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange - October 2011

 

Nation Urged to Adopt California's Juvenile Justice Policies
The California Report - October 2011


Plea deal 'very close' in Cristian Fernandez murder case
The Florida Times-Union - October 2011


Cristian Fernandez Won't Stand Trial, Spend Life in Prison
First Coast News - October 2011


Prosecutor not seeking life in prison for Cristian Fernandez
The Florida Times-Union - October 2011


Juvenile Corrections Report Offers Praise, Suggestions for Maine
Maine Public Broadcasting - October 2011


Hundreds protest construction of youth jail in city
The Baltimore Sun - October 2011


March against proposed youth detention center planned
Associated Press - October 2011


Marathon Marchers: Baltimore youths gather to protest proposed youth jail
Urbanite - October 2011


Flawed objection to juvenile law reform
Boston Globe - October 2011


Locking up youth doesn't prevent crime
Taunton Daily Gazette - October 2011


More justice for juveniles
Times Union- October 2011


Juvenile Incarceration Not Paying Off, Study Says
WNYC- October 2011


Report Confirms Need for NV Juvenile Justice Reform
Fox Reno 11- October 2011


Age of offenders
Burlington Times-News - October 2011


'Lock 'em Up' juvenile justice doesn't work in N.C.
The Charlotte Post - October 2011


Texas juvenile justice reforms working, study says
Houston Chronicle - October 2011


Report: Texas Youth Justice Better, but Can Improve
The Texas Tribune - October 2011


Foundation recommends reducing incarceration of youth
The Richmond Voice - October 2011


Va. Group Pushes For Less Juvenile Incarceration
WAMU - October 2011

 


September 2011

Teen Sentenced in 7-cent Robbery: Anthony Stewart to Serve Six Years
Gather - September 2011

Judge: Detention center is best plan for area teens
The Natchez Democrat - September 2011

Burlington boy spared adult charges in parents' shooting deaths
The Denver Post - September 2011

Carroll: Is plea deal for juvenile fair?
The Denver Post - September 2011

Under age and behind bars
KALW News - September 2011

Trying Youth Offenders as Adults
Santa Cruz Weekly - September 2011

Report: More juveniles in Santa Cruz County tried as adults than state average
Santa Cruz Sentinel - September 2011

John Lash on Trying Children as Adults
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange - September 2011

August 2011

 

Stronger efforts needed against prison rape
The Baltimore Sun - August 2011

Solitary confinement should be a last resort
The Washington Post - August 2011

'West Memphis 3' get first taste of freedom
NBC Today Show - August 2011

California death penalty foes to try for ballot initiative
Los Angeles Times - August 2011

12-Year-Old Won't Face Charges As An Adult
KKTV - August 2011

Burlington boy who killed parents will not face adult court
The Denver Post - August 2011

Legislature Ponders Juvenile Justice Reforms
WCTV - August 2011

Baltimore doesn't need a costly new juvenile detention facility
The Baltimore Sun - August 2011

Author at FSU symposium says reading turned his life around
Fayetteville Observer - August 2011

Brown to be tried as juvenile
Beaver County Times - August 2011

Accused of murder, socially awkward teen finds friends
The Chicago Tribune - August 2011

Downsizing Maryland's prisons
The Baltimore Sun - August 2011

Letters: Life sentencing for juveniles is cruel but usual
The Muskegon Chronicle - August 2011

Report: Measure 11 disproportionately pushes black youths into adults criminal system
The Oregonian - August 2011

Report Says Black Youths Disproportionately Affected by Measure 11
NPR - August 2011

Judge to rule whether teen is tried as adult or juvenile
The Vindicator - August 2011

Legally Speaking: Sixteen, and Life to Go (Part 1)
The Southeast Texas Record - August 2011

Legally Speaking: Sixteen, and Life to Go (Part 2)
The Southeast Texas Record - August 2011

Jackson mom reacts to one family's nightmare
KFVS - 12 - August 2011

Stronger efforts needed against prison rape
The Baltimore Sun - August 2011

Protecting Youthful Offenders
The Washington Post - August 2011

The Power of Family
The Corrections Connection - August 2011

Teen killer's mom says Warren was troubled
WALA-TV - August 2011

Nathan Butler awaits fact-finding trial for brother's death
Indiana Daily Student - August 2011

Why We Can't Incarcerate our Way Out of Crisis
The Huffington Post - August 2011

Un-American justice for juveniles
WorldNetDaily - August 2011

Texas first: Prison is closing
Austin American-Statesman - August 2011

 

July 2011

Father of shooting victim says DA is offering 'appalling' plea deal
The Gazette July 2011

Gov. Malloy Passes Juvenile Justice Bills, But What Are They?
WTIC-TV July 2011

Judge rules Tekamah teen will be tried as adult
Lincoln Journal Star July 2011

New Mexico Woman battles youth sentencing law
El Paso Times July 2011

Support appears to be building for thoughtful juvenile justice reform
Wilmington Star-News – July 2011

Tried and through
Mountain Xpress – July 2011

A juvenile justice system that's adrift
Los Angeles Times - July 2011

Brandon McInerney, Teen Accused of Killing Gay Classmate, Face Trial
The Huffington Post - July 2011

Summer slam
The Chicago Reporter - July 2011

Former Judge Explains Waiving Juveniles to Adult Court
WIBC-FM - July 2011

Juvenile Offender Population Booms Behind Bars
WRTV 6 - July 2011

Murder suspect's motion dismissed
Pharos-Tribune - July 2011

Prosecutor Wants Boy charged As Adult in Brother's Killing
WRTV - TV - July 2011

Signed bills to free some inmates faster
The Advocate - July 2011

N.C., N.Y. only states where 16-year-olds considered adults by criminal justice system Wilmington-Star News - July 2011

Delayed brain development responsible for juvenile offender behavior
PhysOrg.com - July 2011

Children in Prison
KCFR-AM (Colorado Public Radio) - July 2011

Fernandez Back In Juvenile Detention Center
WJXT- TV- Jacksonville - July 2011

Today's lead letter: Poor treatment of accused boy
Florida Times-Union - July 2011

Exploited kids aren't criminals
Boston Herald - July 2011

Cape May County sheriff hopes new jail program will keep juvenile offenders on the outside
Press of Atlantic City - July 2011

Royersford teen jailed for Pottstown strong-arm robberies
The Mercury - July 2011

Editorial: Moving the needle on youth violence
The Commercial Appeal - July 2011


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