Juvenile Corrections in the News

Parents concerned after juvenile offender flees high school
Akron Beacon Journal - ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - Parents say they're worried about students from a nearby juvenile rehabilitation center attending public schools after a center resident was accused of stealing a high school student's car while running away. The car was

Ruling puts hundreds of Calif. molestation cases in jeopardy
Independent Record - SAN FRANCISCO A Baptist minister who was accused of molesting a teenage boy is returning to work at Fresno's juvenile hall. Child sexual-abuse charges against a former judge have been dropped. Two baby sitters who pleaded guilty to performing sex

Teen files $1 million claim over alleged prison seduction
KVOA 4 - A teenager has filed a $1 million claim against the state, alleging that a female prison guard seduced him when he was locked up at a juvenile correctional facility. The guard, Amy Lynn Barker, pleaded guilty last month to solicitation of unlawful

Delaware considers testing all prisoners for HIV
Advocate - Lawmakers in Delaware this week introduced a bill that would require all prisoners in the state to be tested for tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV antibodies in an effort to identify inmates in need of medical treatment, The [Wilmington, Del.] News