Editor: As a social work professional, I am disheartened at the recent move by the Berks County commissioners to expedite the reopening of the juvenile detention center (“Firms outline plan for youth center,” Reading Eagle, May 16). While I completely understand the shortage of available beds for juvenile detention across the state, the county has […]
Four people were shot Tuesday night, and a juvenile was arrested, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. As of 9:20 p.m., none of the victims had died, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. At about 8 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of Fresh Water […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community to keep a look out for a runaway juvenile. Benito Juarez Ybarra, 15, was last seen on May 25, according to BPD. Ybarra was seen on Saturday near the 3000 block of Hughes Lane, around 8:40 a.m. Police say he is considered at-risk […]
GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Judiciary is acting as a pass-through agency for a $450,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The award through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s “Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success” initiative was announced in April. The Elkhart County Council voted this month to […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for an at-risk juvenile last seen near West High School. Karina A. Martinez, 15, was last seen Friday, May 24 in the 1200 block of New Stine Road, according to BPD. Martinez is considered at-risk due to her having no history of running away. California […]
May 23—The Bernalillo County juvenile jail has more than doubled its staff and added a dozen beds after local law enforcement leaders expressed concerns about the facility’s safety and holding capacity. Melissa Smith, a Bernalillo County spokeswoman, said the Juvenile Detention and Youth Services Center in the North Valley is using a previously shuttered pod […]
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A man was arrested Wednesday on arrest warrants from several incidents that have taken place over the past month in Marlboro County, the sheriff’s office said. Jermarion Jakwon Benjamin Brand was charged with breach of trust, second degree assault and battery, and first-degree burglary. The first incident occurred on April […]
A proposed bill could send chronically absent students to juvenile detention, or have them be investigated, for missing school. Why it matters: The Rhode Island Department of Education is cracking down on chronic absence from school with a media campaign urging kids to attend school, and regular shoutouts to schools with the highest attendance rates […]
Richland County Council is advancing a plan to close the juvenile wing of the county jail, a plan that’s apparently taken law enforcement officials by surprise as the county continues to try to improve a facility that is under state and federal scrutiny for understaffing, neglect and violence. The plan was approved by the Alvin […]
Lawsuits filed by 66 people allege they suffered physical and sexual abuse by staff as children in Pennsylvania juvenile facilities. Some attacks were reported but ignored or not believed, the suits claim. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services runs the Loysville Youth Development Center, the South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit and the North Central Secure […]
A juvenile is in police custody connected to the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Kourtney Freeman in April, Kansas City police confirmed on Tuesday. Just before 10 p.m. on April 10, Freeman was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound inside a home in the Linwood Homeowners-Ivanhoe neighborhood. She was pronounced dead a short time later at […]
Teens who commit certain felonies may soon have their cases start outside of juvenile court in North Carolina. MORE: Raise the Age: The crisis of North Carolina’s juvenile justice system Senate lawmakers have advanced a juvenile justice modification bill. This means 16- to 18-year-olds accused of certain felonies would have their cases begin in Superior […]