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Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective > juvenile justice

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States Need to Try New Ideas With Young Adults in Justice System: Report

Dec 2, 2015, 12:39 PM 0

By Sarah Barr JJIE States that want to improve the lives of young adults in the justice system face a tough task because of limited evidence about how to do so. But, states still should begin piecing together a…

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States Look Beyond Incarceration to Rearrest Rates

Nov 17, 2015, 3:56 PM 0

By Sarah Barr JJIE When juvenile justice leaders gathered in Texas earlier this month, policymakers from the Council of State Governments greeted them with some good news and some troubling news. First, the good news: Between 1997 and 2013,…

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Crowdfunder: Helping impoverished children expunge their juvenile records

Nov 12, 2015, 12:53 PM 0

LatinaLista —  Campaign: Justice for all children The Colorado Juvenile Defender Center (CJDC) advocates for the decriminalization of children and second chances for kids because they believe in youth! CJDC is a recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring excellence in juvenile…

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Documentary Aims Spotlight on Broken Juvenile Justice System

Nov 5, 2015, 1:35 PM 0

By Karen Savage JJIE   NEW YORK — She was 11 and in the sixth grade when she went to jail, eventually landing in solitary confinement. Nicole never imagined a petty fight at her Louisiana middle school would lead…

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Georgia university students release virtual world production telling true story of “The Kid, The Cop, The Punch”

Oct 22, 2015, 1:57 PM 0

By Claire Bohrer Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE)     An experiment in journalism storytelling debuts today with the public release of the virtual world machinima “The Kid, The Cop, The Punch.” The story is narrated by Xavier McElrath-Bey,…

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Guest Voz: The School-to-Prison Pipeline Begins as Early as Preschool for Some

Oct 8, 2015, 2:59 PM 0

By Maryam Adamu and Lauren Hogan LatinaLista   The term “school-to-prison pipeline” has become a powerful metaphor to capture the processes by which children—typically low-income children of color—are pushed out of school and into the criminal justice system. While…

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Report: Juvenile Justice System Must Substantively Revamp Treatment of Girls

Oct 7, 2015, 1:34 PM 0

By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange   Juvenile justice reformers risk leaving girls behind if they fail to consider how traumatic experiences push girls into the system, says a new report. Officials and advocates are more aware than…

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Documentary brings upcoming Supreme Court decision on juvenile life sentences to forefront

Sep 23, 2015, 4:30 PM 0

LatinaLista  — The term “natural life” refers to those sentenced to life without parole. It is a merciless sentence reserved for those criminals whose crimes were ruled as the most heinous acts committed against their fellow man. The natural…

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Video: Film about young Latino trying to prove innocence may “strike” too close to home for some

Aug 27, 2015, 3:37 PM 0

LatinaLista — The one stereotype about Latinos that is true to the core is how family members care for one another. There’s no greater example of that truth than in the film Strike One. According to the film’s website,…

Human Rights, zNew Headline

Call to reform juvenile and criminal justice system rings louder

Jul 14, 2015, 4:03 PM 0

LatinaLista — Immigration isn’t the only issue on the list in need of reform. Over the last few years, a growing call to reform the criminal justice system has sounded through the nation as more instances of unarmed people…

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Casey Foundation shocks juvenile justice field by making a call to junk ‘juvie’

Jul 10, 2015, 1:04 PM 0

By Matt Smith Juvenile Justice Information Exchange One of the leading voices in juvenile justice has turned on juvenile hall. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is throwing its weight into a campaign to close juvenile detention centers nationwide, calling…

Culture, Social Justice

What one young Latino poet has to say about teens in solitary confinement

May 8, 2015, 8:31 AM 0

By Niema Jordan LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: This story was produced and was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.) Last year, reporters Trey Bundy and Daffodil Altan provided a window inside a space rarely seen by…

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North Carolina Afro-Latina foster teen languishes in adult jail for school incident

Mar 28, 2014, 12:07 PM 0

By Susan Ferriss Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Did a foster-care teen need to be arrested by school police this month for alleged battery on a school bus? And then jailed for more than two weeks with adults long after…

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Video: Former juvenile offender turns life around with education and advocacy

Feb 3, 2014, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — William Lopez had a rough childhood. “Had” is the operative word. Pleading to manslaughter at the age of 18, Lopez spent more than 15 years in the juvenile and adult prison system. While he was locked up,…

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Pilot Program Seeks to Divert Kids from Juvenile Justice System

Jan 17, 2014, 12:58 PM 0

By Gary Gately Juvenile Justice Information Exchange A pilot program in Wayne County, Mich., provides police training on how to recognize and respond to mental health and substance abuse problems with youth and to refer them to community-based programs…

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First-ever conference dedicates agenda to criminalization and over-suspension of Latino and African American students

Jul 11, 2013, 4:47 PM 1

LatinaLista — This weekend in Washington DC, educators, school administrators, community activists, law enforcement and students from across the country are getting together for the first-ever national conference to talk about what can be done to stop funneling so…

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Guest Voz: The Case for a Young Adult Criminal Justice System

May 9, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

By Tracy Velázquez The Chronicle of Social Change The traditional view in the United States – which is codified in law – is that youths become adults when they turn 18. But the reality is that many young adults…

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Video: New campaign launched reopening national dialogue to reform U.S. juvenile justice system

Apr 8, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — There’s a saying that says “You do the crime, you do the time.” For thousands of teens and young adults who make one stupid mistake in their lives, or even a series of petty, irresponsible mistakes, they…

Guest Voz

Guest Voz: Schools remain active accomplices in treating children of color as criminals rather than students

Dec 12, 2012, 5:10 PM 0

LatinaLista — Today, the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, headed by Sen. Durbin, held a hearing on ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline. The School-to-Prison Pipeline is a concept where zero tolerance…

Causes, General, Human Rights, Palabra Final

Son’s 20 years of wrongful imprisonment hasn’t dimmed the hopes of one mother’s wish for justice

Nov 4, 2009, 12:21 PM 0

Since first learning a couple of years ago about Efren Paredes and the sad way the justice system of 20 years ago failed a young Latino Honors student, and how the current system is only perpetuating the wrongs committed…

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