Juvenile Justice – Voices for Civil Justice

Homeless Youth Don’t Realize How Much Legal Aid Can Help Them

Op-Ed (NATIONAL)

Homeless Youth Don’t Realize How Much Legal Aid Can Help Them

April 11, 2019 | Erin Lovell | Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE)
Though most young people do not initially identify their problems as legal in nature, legal advocacy can often help prevent the experience or reoccurrence of homelessness.
Tags: Homeless Youth | Juvenile Justice

Palm Beach County To End Solitary Confinement For Teens In Adult Jails

Audio, Interview (Florida)

Palm Beach County To End Solitary Confinement For Teens In Adult Jails

January 9, 2019 | Nadege Green | WLRN (South Florida)
The change comes after Palm Beach County's Sheriff's Office reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that alleged the practice violated the civil rights of it’s youngest inmates.
Tags: Education | Juvenile Justice | Solitary Confinement

Group to Send Lawyers to Help Incarcerated Teens

News Story (Illinois)

Group to Send Lawyers to Help Incarcerated Teens

May 14, 2018 | Duaa Eldeib | ProPublica Illinois
Controversy at youth facility in southern Illinois sparks a nonprofit to act.
Tags: Juvenile Justice | Prisoners Rights

A Rule Is Changed for Young Immigrants, and Green Card Hopes Fade

News Story (New York)

A Rule Is Changed for Young Immigrants, and Green Card Hopes Fade

April 18, 2018 | Liz Robbins | New York Times (NYT)
Under a new interpretation, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services said that applicants in New York who were over 18, but not yet 21, when they began the application process no longer qualify.
Tags: Deportation | Immigration Process | Juvenile Justice

Suit: Broome County jail should immediately halt juvenile solitary confinement

News Story (New York)

Suit: Broome County jail should immediately halt juvenile solitary confinement

February 13, 2018 | Hannah Schwarz | Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghampton, NY)
"This court, and nearly every district court considering this issue...have recognized that placing juveniles in isolation for even a short period is cruel and unusual punishment," the suit reads.
Tags: Juvenile Justice | Solitary Confinement

Some Kids Tried As Adults in King County Are Held in Isolation for Months

News Story (Washington)

Some Kids Tried As Adults in King County Are Held in Isolation for Months

Court Costs Entrap Nonwhite, Poor Juvenile Offenders

News Story (NATIONAL)

Court Costs Entrap Nonwhite, Poor Juvenile Offenders

August 31, 2016 | Erik Eckholm | New York Times (NYT)
Fines, fees and restitution mandates are levied on juvenile offenders to varying degrees in every state, a new national survey of these practices has found.
Tags: Court Debt | Fines and Fees | Juvenile Justice