From understaffing to high suicide rates, youth are underserved in juvenile justice system.
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Larry Nassar Sentenced – Now More Heads Must Roll
Now that Nassar is off to his well-deserved fate, the story is far from over.
Read More »Private Prisons Line Pockets, but at What Cost?
In America, you can make a lot of money. You can put a businessman in charge of the country to ensure that you keep making that money. You can go from penniless to a multi-millionaire. Turns out some just aren't too choosy about how they get there.
Read More »Immigration Report: More Than 1 in 5 DOJ Prisoners Foreign-Born, Vast Majority Here Illegally
Setting the stage for a likely fight in Congress next year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions pointed to the report’s figures as showing U.S. citizens were “being victimized by illegal aliens who commit crimes,” especially drug-related offenses.
Read More »Weighing Prison Time for Juvenile Offenders
Each crime has individual circumstances and each perpetrator a different background, but one thing we do know is that teen brains are not yet fully developed.
Read More »Athletic Leaders Use Sports in Prison to Coach Success
Sports in prison are more than just a way for inmates to blow off steam.
Read More »Latest Funding Problem for Louisiana’s Public Defenders: No Lawyers for Death Penalty Defendants
In its 1963 decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution, indigent defendants facing serious criminal charges have a fundamental right to counsel, even if they are unable to pay. But the decision didn’t speak to where the funds for …
Read More »Prison Time a Barrier to College Education and Employment Despite Prison Education Programs
Disclosing a stint in jail during a university or college’s application and screening process decreases the chances of getting through the application process at all, and dramatically slashes the possibility of financial aid.
Read More »Early Release for 1,900 Louisiana Prisoners Concerns Law Enforcement
A lack of prisoner education programs in Louisiana means the sudden influx of former inmates into society will create a huge burden on the system.
Read More »Soft-Skills Programming a Success in County Jail
Many prison facilities are realizing that soft skills training is important for personal success on either side of the bars.
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