469 ABA Journal Juvenile Justice articles.
A class action lawsuit, pending in federal court for the Central District of California, alleges that the Riverside County Probation Department violates youths’ due process rights, their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unlawful searches and seizures and their First Amendment right to associate with others. The ACLU argues that placement on “informal” probation leaves juveniles worse off than no intervention at all. One reason is that information gleaned through the program can be used against juveniles in future court cases; another is that children who participate in the program are presumed ineligible for diversion if they’re subsequently arrested.
May 1, 2019 2:25 AM CDT
A 72-year-old Louisiana inmate who was 17 when he killed a sheriff’s deputy must remain in prison, despite his U.S. Supreme Court victory in January 2016.
Parole was denied for…
Apr 17, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
Apr 9, 2019 11:39 AM CDT
Serious crime by juveniles in California has plummeted over the last two decades, leaving beds unfilled in juvenile halls even as the costs of incarcerating each youth are skyrocketing.
Those…
Mar 25, 2019 12:40 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether its decision banning mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles can be used to upend discretionary life-without-parole sentences imposed on…
Mar 18, 2019 1:30 PM CDT
A 14-year-old Texas youth has been charged with murder in Houston after an egg-throwing incident on Tuesday led to a fatal car crash, according to the Harris County sheriff’s office.
…Jan 3, 2019 9:55 AM CST
A bipartisan bill aiming to improve protections for youths in the juvenile justice system now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature after approval by the House of Representatives…
Dec 14, 2018 7:00 AM CST
A judge in Harris County, Texas, released nearly all the juvenile defendants who appeared before him Wednesday morning after asking whether they planned to kill anyone.
Judge Glenn Devlin did…
Nov 8, 2018 12:57 PM CST
A judge in Durham, North Carolina, said Monday he will end his routine practice of shackling juveniles in his courtroom.
Judge Jim Hill issued a statement that said, as a…
Oct 30, 2018 7:00 AM CDT
Aug 14, 2018 3:00 PM CDT
Child welfare agencies in Vermont, Minnesota and Ohio cite opioids as driving an increase in the number of children in foster care. A 2011 study found that opioid abuse was associated with increased domestic violence.
Jun 1, 2018 12:25 AM CDT
The needs of homeless youth were addressed in resolutions passed by the ABA House of Delegates on Monday.
The ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty sponsored two resolutions at…
Feb 5, 2018 10:20 PM CST
A Wisconsin teen who pleaded guilty to trying to kill a friend to curry favor with the fictional Slender Man character was sentenced to 40 years in a psychiatric hospital…
Feb 2, 2018 9:19 AM CST
The ABA is calling for swift action by the U.S. Senate to pass a bipartisan sentencing reform bill.
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 (S. 1917) was…
Jan 9, 2018 10:19 AM CST
One California county is giving its citizens something that’s not typically on offer from the U.S. justice system: a refund.
This week, the Contra Costa County probation department will begin…
Jan 8, 2018 12:15 PM CST
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