Juvenile Corrections in the News

Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Sep 7, 2006... We can either look away and continue to build more juvenile centers or we can move forward with the school bond issue, ensuring that our children and teachers ... read rest...

Sheboygan Press, WI - 5 hours ago... York. Prior to entering Seminary, Carlisle worked in adult and juvenile corrections and with victims of sexual and domestic abuse. ...

FrontPage magazine.com, CA - 15 hours ago... the privatization of government services from waste management to corrections indicates that ... have a long history of managing adult and juvenile correc�tional ... read rest...

Paragould Daily Press, AR - 4 hours ago... Recently, the state's corrections department announced it would release over 600 inmates due to ... With regard to the nixing of a juvenile facility, the sheriff ... read rest...

Laurel Leader, MD - 4 hours ago... "And, we need to address more seriously first-time juvenile offenders," she ... special assistant to the deputy director of the county Department of Corrections. ... read rest...

Vallejo Times-Herald, CA - 9 hours ago... probation department as a group counselor at the county's juvenile hall more ... at a Vacaville prison run by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ... read rest...

McMinnville News-Register, OR - 1 hour ago... district attorney. The remaining five positions would be divided among the public health, corrections and the juvenile departments. ... read rest...

Franklin County Board members discussed construction of the highway department building, tax assessments and the Country Club Estates subdivision during committee meetings Tuesday.

Boys & Girls Clubs Seeks Greater Impact 
By Aaron Corvin, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Sep. 5--To this day, Barrington "Barry" Hall Jr. marvels at how he got to the life he has. Early on, the arrows pointed to a dead end. He grew up with a mother who struggled with heroin. Her addiction tore the family apart.

Troubled juvenile center to get new leader 
Superior Court officials are scheduled to introduce the new Superintendent at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center this afternoon. Court officials also will release the recent Department of Correction annual audit of the center.

Teens charged in baseball bat attack against woman 
CLARE - Police claim a 15-year-old Clare boy and a Farwell teenager tried to rob the Clare boy's mother on Aug. 21, pulling Halloween masks over their heads and beating the woman with baseball bats.

Inmates Escape Juvenile Detention Center 
HASTINGS, FL -- The St. Johns County Sherrif's Office is looking for two inmates who escaped from the Hastings Youth Academy. The suspects are white male juveniles. They jumped the fence at the juvenile detention center around 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Seattle Times, United States - Sep 5, 2006... The two younger teens were being held at an Everett juvenile jail. Police identified the victim as Jay Clements, a University of Puget Sound senior. ...

By Ken-Yon Hardy Staff Writer

Juvenile center dangers cited at Senate hearing 
Youth commission boss, young offender among the witnesses.

Experts: Teen murder suspect maturing 
ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP Two employees of the DuPage County juvenile detention center testified Monday that the teen accused of murdering a Kane County youth correctional officer has shown improvement while in custody.

District Attorney demands juvenile center to turn over records 
SWANNANOA - Buncombe County District Ron Moore is demanding that juvenile justice officials turn over information on unreported assaults at the Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center.

The Olympian, WA - 6 hours ago... Superior Court and Family and Juvenile Court have enjoyed the safety benefit of ... The attack on Corrections Officer Teresa Benefield has prompted a systems-wide ...

Benton County Daily Record, AR - Sep 2, 2006... was released into his parents� custody, and another, who had an active arrest warrant, was taken to the Benton County Juvenile Detention Center, Johnson said ...

Berryville The Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center has started seeking funds for three new employees and the cost of overcrowding at the facility.

Weston Shooting Prompts Curfew Changes 
Someone was shot and killed at the Weston Go-Mart, last June. Since then, the community has tried prevent violent crimes like that from happening again. Part of the solution ...a new citywide curfew.

MoviesOnline, Canada - Sep 1, 2006Columbia Pictures� Gridiron Gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne "The Rock ...

Judge opens records in plot trial
Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA - Aug 29, 2006... publicity was moot because Newsom would not have a trial and because Fred Newsom commented to the press that his son had been released from juvenile detention. ...

*The troubled grandson of Malcolm X was arrested again by New York police Thursday after he allegedly punched a doughnut shop window, sending glass shattering on two patrons, authorities said.

Lawmaker says he's shocked by juvenile policies 
The chairman of a state Senate committee expressed dismay Wednesday that juvenile correction officers get only two weeks of training and may work in dormitory-style facilities that increase danger for youth and staff.