Juvenile Corrections in the News

State in talks to buy Tallulah juvenile jail 

The state wants to buy the infamous Tallulah juvenile prison from its owners, whose politically tinged deal requires the state to keep paying even though its conditions required removal of all the inmates, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Tuesday. read rest...

New OJA exec wants Rader addition for older offenders 

NORMAN -- The new executive director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs sees the need for a $20 million center at the L.E. Rader Center in Sand Springs to house 18-, 19- and 20-year-old offenders. read rest...

Federal investigators planned to visit a Valley youth prison on Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe into possible civil rights violations. read rest...

The first of nine former Marion County Juvenile Detention Center workers accused of sexual misconduct with underage female detainees was convicted Friday. read rest...

Federal investigators planned to visit a Valley youth prison on Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe into possible civil rights violations. read rest...

The embattled Marion County Juvenile Detention Center would spend nearly $1.7 million on upgrades and security improvements in a proposal that needs City-County Council approval. read rest...

Cops and Courts 

Garrett Frasca, an 18-year-old San Lorenzo Valley High School graduate, pleaded innocent Friday morning to a charge that he set the fire that gutted the school's library. rest of article...

SAN LEANDRO Local police conducted a prostitution sting Wednesday evening that netted 11 arrests, including three teenagers. rest of article...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. A 17-year-old Santa Maria high school student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school. rest of article...

The Alameda County sheriff's Sexual Offenders Tracking Unit has been putting the heat on prostitutes in recent weeks in an effort to target pimps and women doing business in unincorporated communities. rest of article...