Juvenile Detention Centers

Educators increasingly look for signs of potential violence
Seattle Times - In the post-Columbine world, many Washington state school districts have added a fourth "R" to the traditional staples of "reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic." The ability to recognize a potential violent threat posed by an angry or disgruntled student

Student Says Rumors Rampant Before Arrests
ABC News - Rumors of an Attack at Kansas High School Were Rampant on Day Before Arrests, Student Says Riverton High School freshman Nathan Spriggs talks about an alleged plot to kill students and employees at the school, in Riverton, Kan. Friday, April 21, 2006

Police make more arrests in juvenile center sex scandal
WTHR - Marion County, April 25, 2006 - Eyewitness News went knocking on doors Tuesday to look for answers in the sex scandal involving workers and the underage girls they were paid to protect at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Authorities

Maine police probe laptop in murder case
CTV - HALIFAX -- Investigators in Maine were examining electronic data on a blood-spattered laptop Thursday in hopes of finding clues to why a quiet Cape Breton dishwasher killed two registered sex offenders and then himself. The computer belonging to

Ye Olde Geek Show Draws Thousands
Wired News - Juvenile jail workers charged in sex case Veterans drawn into immigration debate Parents say camp hazing constitutes abuse Some try to save Miss. store for posterity Feds arrest 183 illegal immigrants in Fla. SAN MATEO, California -- A high-tech

Police say they foiled Columbine-style plot
Katu.com - TACOMA - Pierce County sheriff's deputies say they foiled a plot by four students at Key Peninsula Middle School at Lakebay in the Peninsula School District to shoot staff members and students and, burn down the school. "We do not believe they would

Parents still concerned after foiled school plot
Tacoma News Tribune - Gloria Metcalf is pleased police and school officials foiled an alleged plot to attack Key Peninsula Middle School, where her 12-year-old son attends seventh grade. But she s sure that catching a handful of kids will not stop future plans for

Family, Friends Remember Slain Mother, Son
nbc4.com - FORESTVILLE, Md. -- Monday night, dozens of people gathered in a courtyard at the Penn Mar apartment complex in Forestville, Md., to remember a 31-year-old mother and her 9-year-old son who were found slain inside their apartment Sunday. Police

Students in governor's office protest boot camp death
North County Times - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A group of college students took over the foyer of Gov. Jeb Bush's office Wednesday in a protest calling for arrests in the boot camp beating of a 14-year-old boy who later died. A special prosecutor is investigating the Jan

Former juvenile jail workers accused of having sex with female inmates
Court TV - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Nine former employees of a county juvenile detention center were charged Monday with using their positions of authority to have sex with teenage girls. The nine workers were accused of having sex with six girls who were 13 to 15

'I was heartless; I didn't care about anyone'
Arizona Republic, AZ - 17 hours ago... Depressed and hopeless, Laura went back to meth. Now, she is serving time at Black Canyon School, a juvenile detention facility, for credit-card theft. ...

Teenagers face home invasion, weapon charges
Muskegon Chronicle, MI - 12 hours ago... An arrest warrant also was issued for the other juvenile involved, Quanatario Smith, 15, and he has been lodged in the Muskegon County Juvenile Detention Center ...

For Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Times, CA - 20 hours ago... a gentler critic of the sheriff, but he ultimately must be held partly responsible for the disasters that were King/Drew, the jails and juvenile detention. ...

Crime soaring as meth snags young users
Arizona Republic, AZ - 17 hours ago... meth, it just takes over your body," said Joseph, 16, a recovering meth addict who is locked up at the Adobe Mountain School, a juvenile detention facility for ...

Shelter safety
Newsday, NY - 18 hours agoClearly, the Nassau County Juvenile Detention Center has been off the radar screen for a long time. Worn, outdated and understaffed ...

Self defense just got easier for inmates
Seattle Times - With no formal legal training, Richard Allan Case was at a clear disadvantage when he decided to defend himself in court against a first-degree- murder charge. Like other King County Jail inmates, Case who had already gone through several public

Local volunteers' selflessness to be recognized
Journal Times - RACINE COUNTY - Eight people will be honored for their volunteer activities at a ceremony and luncheon at the Racine Marriott on April 21. A reception will be held from 11:30 a.m. to noon, and the luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tickets are

Arrests Made In 'Operation After-School Special'
NBC5 - JOLIET, Ill. -- Scandal jolted Joliet Catholic Academy on Wednesday as police pulled five students from class and charged them with running a teenage drug ring. A total of 14 people are wanted on drug-dealing charges following a four-month

Sunday, April 16, 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer - The true significance of the conflict over Iran's nuclear program is the inability of the United Nations to react. The U.N. was created with the intention of stopping wars, or at least to stop wars as large and destructive as World War II. Iran is a

Election 2006: Points of view
Marion Chronicle-Tribune - With less than two weeks remaining before the May 2 primaries, candidates from the six contested county races discussed issues at a Saturday morning forum. It was a Republican candidate-only event, because only that party has contested races for the