Juvenile Corrections in the News

Panel: Jails serve as warehouses for mentally ill 

STAUNTON There is a revolving door, some say, between the jail cell and the hospital bed that might be turning correctional facilities into the new asylums.
Source: www.newsleader.com

Preview: Exhibit recalls the struggles of the Black Panthers 
In 1965, Jack Reynolds left Pittsburgh a rebel with a cause. After having been raised in Bethel Park in juvenile centers, Reynolds, who was turning 20, beat it to Washington, D.C., to be a part of social change. He joined the Black Panther Movement.
Source: www.post-gazette.com

Cop's killer gets 40 years 
Moments after apologizing for running down a Lino Lakes police officer during a 100-plus-mph chase last year, a South Dakota man Friday was given the maximum sentence allowed under state law.
Source: www.twincities.com

Low pay cited on Rader tour 
SAND SPRINGS -- Several state lawmakers who toured the L.E. Rader Center on Thursday pointed to a need to raise the pay for juvenile-service workers, along with coming up with money for building renovations.
Source: www.tulsaworld.com

Students hear DUI horrors 
SOUTHINGTON Two Trumbull Correctional Institution inmates visited Chalker High School Wednesday morning to tell their tragic stories. The message was clear: Dont drink and drive.
Source: www.tribune-chronicle.com