As usual, it’s exhausting trying to keep up with today’s news. Maybe that’s why the US Census wants to make filling out the 2020 census as easy as a click and send; Believe it or not, there’s not a…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Jailed at 15 for a murder he knows he didn’t commit. Serving a life sentence now for over 30 years. Many ask: Isn’t it time Efrén Paredes was released from jail?
Sep 30, 2019, 1:00 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Editor’s note: It wasn’t long after I created Latina Lista in 2004 that I was contacted by Efrén Paredes. Efrén had been tried and jailed at the age of 15 for a murder he claims he…
By Kate Lord Futurity Violent crime in the US dropped by about half since the 1990s. But why? In this quick video, Patrick Sharkey, associate professor of sociology at New York University, offers two important factors. “We think…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Report: Communities Must Switch to Local Care, Not Prisons, for Young Offenders
Dec 15, 2016, 11:56 AM 0
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange WASHINGTON — Many policymakers and advocates know they want to close youth prisons, where they say young offenders are often isolated, unsafe and go without the services they need to thrive when they return…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Court Costs Can Push Kids Deeper Into Justice System, Report Says
Sep 12, 2016, 9:11 AM 0
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Fines and fees imposed in juvenile court can drive youth deeper into the system and their families deeper into poverty, a new report says. Every state imposes monetary penalties or costs…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
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…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Central American migrants underrepresented in court
Sep 21, 2015, 1:00 PM 0
By Aubrie Iverson VoiceBox Media What happens when war, broken families and a spike in illegal border crossings combine? For the 110,000 children and families apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border last summer, the result is back logged immigration…
History, zNew Headline
A guide to the creation, rise and rule of Latino gangs in the U.S.
Sep 17, 2015, 1:48 PM 0
By Nick Wooldridge LatinaLista The murder of a Latino gang member reported this past May in Vice serves as the backdrop to the widespread attention currently being pushed on California’s record dryness and its struggling agriculture production, much of…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
New report finds child incarceration of non-violent offenses still widespread
Apr 10, 2015, 1:49 PM 0
By Gary Gately Juvenile Justice Information Exchange WASHINGTON – More than half of U.S. states allow children to be detained for repeated nonviolent “status offenses” such as skipping school, running away from home or possession of alcohol, a new…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
First bilingual judge serves Georgia city of Port Wentworth
Nov 7, 2013, 9:27 AM 0
La Voz Last month, attorney Thomas L. Cole was sworn in by Mayor Glenn Jones as the new Chief Judge for Port Wentworth, Ga. Cole also serves as a municipal court judge for Thunderbolt, Ga. and sits as a…
