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- Illinois Governor Quinn Names Acting Juvenile Justice Director
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7/16/2010
by Office of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2010
Governor Quinn Names Acting Juvenile Justice Director
Veteran Administrator, Child Welfare Expert Arthur Bishop to Lead Agency Merger with the Department of…
- What Happens in Juvenile Court, Doesn't Always Stay in Juvenile Court - The Myths and Realities about Juvenile Records and Expungements
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7/15/2010
by The Jurisdiction - Allegheny County Probation
- by Judge Kim Clark
- Contrary to popular belief, what happens in juvenile court, doesn't always stay in juvenile court. A juvenile record can follow a person for the rest of their lives. This can include the record of…
- Panel issues report on ways to overhaul juvenile justice system in Pa
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5/27/2010
by Philadelphia Inquirer
- by AMY WORDEN AND TRISH WILSON
- In a harsh and devastating report, a commission set up to investigate the "kids for cash" scandal in Pennsylvania's Luzerne County issued far-reaching recommendations Thursday aimed at overhauling…
- Kids Killing kids
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3/15/2010
by Chicago Tribune
- The lost boys look crisp in T-shirts and desert-tan dungarees. The black letters that spill down one leg of each trousers, "IDOC," mark Bill Bigeck and Eddie Morfin as wards of the Illinois…
- Illinois Increases Juvenile Court Age Cutoff to 17
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3/12/2010
by Chicago Tribune
- by Jeff Long
- When a 17-year-old girl was caught stealing $300 worth of clothing at a mall a few weeks ago, she was charged with a misdemeanor in juvenile court. Before Jan. 1, she could have been in even bigger…
- Scandals Highlight the Need for Juvenile Justice Reform
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3/4/2010
by Illinois Issues
- by Jamey Dunn
- Just a few months ago, it looked as if the scandal surrounding the “Meritorious Good Time Push” prisoner-release program could cost Gov. Pat Quinn a win in the primary election. Under the…
- Outreach Group Matches Homeless Teens With Adults
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2/24/2010
by WBBM-TV, Chicago
- by Kristyn Hartman
- CHICAGO -- It's tough enough growing up, but imagine having to find your way to adulthood homeless, and without a mom or dad. It happens to thousands of kids in Chicago each year. Would you be…
- New Law Helps Teeens Avoid Criminal Record
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2/12/2010
by WBBM-TV, Chicago
- by Dorothy Tucker
- CHICAGO -- You're arrested. You're charged. But thanks to a new law in Illinois, you won't have a criminal record. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on the new life-changing rules for thousands of…
- Protecting Children from Detention Abuses
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1/22/2010
by Philadelphia Inquirer
- by Sandra Simkins
- We have learned from the Luzerne County scandal that children need lawyers when they appear before a judge. A recently released Department of Justice report shows why they also need access to lawyers…
- Models for Change Stakeholder and Latino Juvenile Justice Network Coordinator Edwin Desamour Featured on CNN
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11/9/2009
by CNN
- by Bill Mears
- Two cases may change the way teens are punished
November 9, 2009 10:50 a.m. EST
Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Sixty miles and the twin tragedies of young lives lost to violence link this…
- Unprecedented Agreement Reached to Assist Juveniles
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10/13/2009
- by Ogle County Juvenile Justice Council
- OREGON, IL – Juveniles running into trouble with the law in Ogle County are finding law enforcement and probation officers coming to their assistance.
Members of the Ogle County Juvenile…
- New Jersey JIDAN Team Member Wins Award
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9/4/2009
- by JIDAN
- Yvonne Smith Segars, New Jersey’s Public Defender since 2002, is the recipient of the 2009 Mary Philbrook Public Interest Award.
A member of the New Jersey JIDAN team, Segars oversees an…
- Should Lawyers Be There When Cops Question Kids?
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8/13/2009
by WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Radio
- by WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Radio
- If you’ve lived around Chicago for more than ten years, and you hear someone talking about police interrogation of children, you probably think of the Ryan Harris case. Ryan Harris was 11 when…
- N.J. juveniles need lawyers
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8/3/2009
by The Star-Ledger
- by Star-Ledger Editorial Board
- There aren't a lot of decisions that kids under the age of 18 are allowed to make on their own.
We have laws that restrict when and where they can work and for how long, and when they can start…
- Board of Supervisors Votes to Partially Restore Public Defender's Budget
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7/23/2009
- by San Francisco Public Defender's Office
- “I am very pleased that the Board voted to partially restore our budget,” Public Defender Jeff Adachi said. “In the end, we were able to make our case that equal justice for all San…
- Foundation Selects Four States for Action Network to Improve Legal Representation for Indigent Youth
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12/9/2008
by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- (Washington, DC) — Four states have been selected in a competitive process by the MacArthur Foundation to participate in the new Models for Change Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network…
- New Jersey Chosen for National Effort to Improve Legal Defense for Indigent Youth
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12/9/2008
by Rutgers University
- State Joins National Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative, Models for Change
Contacts: Laura Cohen Rutgers School of Law, Newark 123 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102 973-353-3187…
- New Jersey Chosen for National Effort to Improve Legal Defense for Indigent Youth: State Joins National Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative, Models for Change
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12/9/2008
by Rutgers
- by Cathy K. Donovan
- Issue(s): Juvenile Indigent Defense State(s): NJ Action Network(s): Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network
- MacArthur Foundation taps Barry Law to lead state's juvenile justice initiative; awards $100K grant for its juvenile justice efforts
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12/8/2008
- by Jeremy Jones
- The Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) at the Barry University Dwayne O. Andres School of Law in Orlando has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to…
- Law schools collaborating with state on juvenile justice improvements
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12/4/2008
by Rutgers University
- by Carla Capizzi
- Rutgers School of Law in Camden and Rutgers School of Law in Newark are now part of a team helping New Jersey work to strengthen juvenile indigent legal defense systems.
New Jersey was selected to…
- New MacArthur Action Network to Address Legal Representation for Indigent Juveniles
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4/4/2008
by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Chicago, April 4, 2008 – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which is investing $100 million in Models for Change, an initiative to support and accelerate promising models of…
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