Juvenile Corrections in the News

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

Scholarship furthers woman s education
Medford Mail Tribune - As a child from a low-income family, Eagle Point resident Heidi Logan participated in a Head Start program near Sacramento. But it wasn t until her own children attended the Head Start preschool centers in Eagle Point and Shady Cove that the program

Montgomery Woman Murdered by Robbers
WSFA - Montgomery Police are investigating the city's seventh murder of the year. Officers say the latest victim is 26-year-old O'Nikki Boyd. She was shot in the side during an attempted robbery at a home on Golden Gate Drive. Boyd died after being rushed

Woman says judge was too harsh on young son
Idaho State Journal, ID - 22 hours ago... Laggis said provisions in the Juvenile Corrections Act gives the court authority to look at other potential problems in juvenile cases, including neglect ...

Kids get their alcohol from adults
KeepMEcurrent.com, ME - 1 hour ago... At a community forum on underage drinking held last week at Old Orchard Beach High School state Juvenile Corrections Officer Jay Pennell said, Parents need ...

Cities' views prevail on proposed sales tax
DeSoto Explorer, KS - 17 hours ago... The county swallows most of the costs for such services to the cities as the jail, juvenile corrections, mental health and the senior services, Wood said. ...

Woman says judge was too harsh on young son
Idaho State Journal, ID - 9 hours ago... Laggis said provisions in the Juvenile Corrections Act gives the court authority to look at other potential problems in juvenile cases, including neglect ...

Woman says judge was too harsh on young son
Idaho State Journal, ID - 6 hours ago... Laggis said provisions in the Juvenile Corrections Act gives the court authority to look at other potential problems in juvenile cases, including neglect ...

Cities' views prevail on proposed sales tax
DeSoto Explorer, KS - 14 hours ago... The county swallows most of the costs for such services to the cities as the jail, juvenile corrections, mental health and the senior services, Wood said. ...

Davis is back to fill our notebooks
Biloxi Sun Herald - LSU's Tyrus Thomas, whose meteoric rise helped spark the Tigers to an SEC championship and then the Final Four, is turning pro. And he isn't looking back. "When you're hot, you're hot," said Thomas, who obviously had no idea he was quoting country

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

Assembly needs own prison assessment Recent columns Assembly needs own
Delaware Online - At first blush, the legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Charles Copeland to investigate the state's prisons looks like a duplication of what federal civil rights officials have undertaken. But the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of

Prescription discount card available through county
Chanute Tribune - ERIE-The Neosho County Commission decided it will participate in a program that can save residents about 20 percent in prescription drug costs. The county renewed membership with the National Association of Counties (NACo) specifically so it can

New Juvenile Corrections Facility Dedicated
Bradley News Weekly - Last Friday a special dedication ceremony was conducted at the new Juvenile Corrections facility to celebrate its opening. Juvenile Court Judge C. Van Deacon and Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis were the special speakers. Rev. Gary Sears performed

Arizona news briefs
AZCentral.com - TUCSON - A Tucson man who burned a Mexican flag at a counterprotest to an immigration rally Monday faces criminal charges, police said. Police booked anti-immigration activist Roy Warden on reckless-burning charges after reviewing televised footage

Blue ribbons are coming to friend near you
Albert Lea Tribune - Blue ribbons are being distributed throughout the area this month to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect, as National Child Abuse Prevention Month gets under way. Child abuse is 100 percent preventable, and it's everyone's responsibility as

Prescription discount card available through county
Chanute Tribune - ERIE-The Neosho County Commission decided it will participate in a program that can save residents about 20 percent in prescription drug costs. The county renewed membership with the National Association of Counties (NACo) specifically so it can

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

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

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

Scholarship furthers woman s education
Medford Mail Tribune - As a child from a low-income family, Eagle Point resident Heidi Logan participated in a Head Start program near Sacramento. But it wasn t until her own children attended the Head Start preschool centers in Eagle Point and Shady Cove that the program

Arizona news briefs
AZCentral.com - TUCSON - A Tucson man who burned a Mexican flag at a counterprotest to an immigration rally Monday faces criminal charges, police said. Police booked anti-immigration activist Roy Warden on reckless-burning charges after reviewing televised footage

Citizens address corrections system concerns
Invited speakers and other concerned citizens from across the state voiced their concerns about the Texas criminal justice system Wednesday at a Texas House Committee on Corrections hearing. Issues raised included student and staff safety at juvenile detention centers, the overcrowding of jails across Texas and methods to reintegrate inmates into society upon release.

Charles Shireman, pioneer of juvenile justice, dies at 90
Charles Shireman, a professor emeritus in the School of Social Service Administration (SSA) who devoted his life to studying and improving the juvenile justice system on the local, state, and federal levels, died on February 24. He initiated training programs...

Warden named for FD prison
Cornell R. Smith, a veteran of more than 20 years in the Iowa corrections system, will be the new warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. His appointment was announced Tuesday by state Corrections Director Gary Maynard.

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

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

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

Boy says guard molested him, asks $1M from state
Arizona Daily Star - A Tucson teenager has filed a $1 million claim against the state of Arizona alleging a female prison guard not only seduced him when he was locked up at a juvenile correctional facility, but rented an apartment for them so they could continue to have