Our prison system has two goals: deterrence and rehabilitation. A system that carries tiny penalties will not serve the first function; one that carries extremely harsh penalties will not serve the ...
Amendment 3 could expand adult prosecution of minors, sparking debate over protections and public safety ahead of this week's election.
After years of juvenile detention, a repeat offender now faces adult prison time—raising questions about the system’s failures and ignored warning signs.
Court records show a Baltimore man recently charged with attempted murder was also charged with murder as a juvenile.Baltimore Police announced the arrest of An ...
If the teen is declared a Serious Youthful Offender and convicted, he could receive a blended sentence, serving time in juvenile detention until he turns 21 before transitioning to adult prison to ...
Krutsinger said the state should pursue placing some of Green Hill’s oldest residents in adult prisons when the juvenile facilities are overcrowded. “As the population increased exceeded safe ...
Los Angeles County’s chain of failed juvenile hall inspections dates back three years, to about the same time the state stopped accepting juveniles. It’s tempting to blame LA’s dysfunction on state ...
“Blended sentencing,” which took effect at the start of the year, allows prosecutors to try some youth as “serious youth offenders” who can be given both juvenile and adult sentence ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results