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- Stolen Futures - Seventeen
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8/31/2010
by The Chicago Reporter
- by Angela Caputo
- As police pinned Derrick Reed to the hood of a squad car, one thought raced through his mind: “Oh, man. I’m going to go away. I’m 17 now.” The East Garfield Park teen’s…
- Editorial: Recommit to Serving Troubled Teens
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8/3/2010
by The Daily Herald
- It's been nearly a year since a 16-year-old boy took his own life inside a state youth prison in St. Charles. Nearly a year to look at what went wrong. Nearly a year for change to happen. We've…
- ISBA President Will Work on Juvenile Justice Reform
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7/22/2010
by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
- by Mark D. Hassakis
- To the editor:
The appointment last week of a new state juvenile justice chief — a veteran of the state's child welfare system — signals a new era in juvenile justice reform. Mr. Arthur…
- Illinois Governor Quinn Signs “Sexting” Law
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7/19/2010
by Illinois Statehouse News
- by Kevin Lee
- (Illinois Models for Change note: The Juvenile Justice Initiative and other Illinois Models for Change partners helped educate lawmakers about the need to revise sex offender laws and provide…
- 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…
- Reform Helps Ease Overcrowding
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7/9/2010
by The Shreveport Times
- by Loresha Wilson
- SHREVEPORT, La. — Caddo Juvenile Detention Center's small cell blocks are reserved mostly for teens charged with armed robbery, sex crimes and other violent felony offenses.
Despite a reported…
- Investigations into Suicides in Juvenile System Leave Families Wanting More
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5/27/2010
by Chicago Tribune
- by Steve Mills and Louise Kiernan, Tribune reporters
- On a cold, gray February morning, Cheryl Miller sat on a bus cradling the gym bag that held the box with her son's ashes.
For five months, the ashes had sat in the embalming room of a Chicago…
- Suicides by Troubled Teens Expose Safety Breakdowns Behind Bars
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5/25/2010
by Chicago Tribune
- by Steve Mills and Louise Kiernan, Tribune reporters
- Sometime before 3:09 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2009, Jamal Miller began to tear the bedsheet in his room at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles.
The stocky 16-year-old tied the sheet to a sock and tied…
- Kids in Prison: Fixing Illinois' Juvenile Justice System
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4/29/2010
by Illinois Times
- by Patrick Yeagle
- What do you do when you catch a criminal? Conventional wisdom says you lock them up and hope prison scares them straight. But what if that doesn’t work, and what if that criminal is only 13…
- Young Offenders Need Help -- Not Handcuffs
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4/15/2010
by Chicago Sun-Times
- More than a few young people caught up in crime, when you get right down to it, suffer from a mental illness or are drug abusers. They may become hardened criminals some day, but they are more lost…
- 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…
- The 2010 CMHS National GAINS Center Conference
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2/22/2010
- Every two years, the National GAINS Center organizes a conference for mental health and criminal justice professionals, policymakers, consumers, family members, administrators, and researchers. The…
- 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…
- SAMHSA Seeks Applicants for Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts Program
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1/4/2010
- by National Juvenile Defender Center
- SAMHSA Seeks Applicants for Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts Program The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting…
- Keith Snyder Honored for Mental Health Reform Efforts
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12/20/2009
by Juvenile Court Judges' Commission Newsletter
- by Marie Yeager
- Keith Snyder, Deputy Director of the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission, was honored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as a Champion for Change in juvenile justice reform for…
- Models for Change Mental Health Coordinator Named PA Juvenile Probation Supervisor of the Year
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11/4/2009
by Juvenile Court Judges' Commission
- Mary Gaspari began her career with the Chester County Juvenile Probation Department in 1998 as a juvenile probation officer. From 2000 to 2003 she was the Balanced and Restorative Justice…
- Saving young offenders is project's goal
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10/21/2009
by Sauk Valley Newspapers, Dixon and Sterling, Illinois
- The criminal justice system in Ogle County is trying a new cooperative approach to discourage juvenile offenders from committing more crimes. The initiative is an effort by the Ogle County…
- 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…
- MH/JJ Action Network State of Texas Awarded One Million Dollar Grant
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9/17/2009
- by The Texas Juvenile Justice TBI Partnership Project
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded the state of Texas with a 4-year, $1 million dollar multi-agency grant to help identify youth in the juvenile justice system who may…
- Young, Mentally Ill and Behind Bars
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8/17/2009
by New York Times
- by Letters to the Editor
- Re “Mentally Ill Offenders Stretch the Limits of Juvenile Justice” (front page, Aug. 10): Solitary confinement is among the harshest legal punishments that American society inflicts on…
- Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile Justice Systems
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8/9/2009
by New York Times
- by Solomon Moore
- FRANKLIN FURNACE, Ohio — The teenager in the padded smock sat in his solitary confinement cell here in this state’s most secure juvenile prison and screamed obscenities.
The youth,…
- Untreated Mental Health Needs Fuels School to Jail Pipeline
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1/5/2009
by New York Times
- by Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D.
- Letter to the Editor
NY Times
RE: The Principal's Office First
To The Editor:
Thank you for drawing attention to the issue of increasing school arrests. Frequently, arrested youth have untreated…
- MacArthur Action Networks to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities and Mental Health in Juvenile Justice
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6/19/2007
by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Chicago, IL (June 19, 2007) – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which is investing $100 million to support and accelerate promising models of juvenile justice reform, is…
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