NC Juvenile Justice officials want change after increase in escapes
5 hours ago · SHARE. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In less than two months, at least five juveniles escaped from North Carolina juvenile detention facilities. Those escapes are symptoms of what Wake County District ...
Juvenile crime | AP News
California juvenile hall on lockdown after disturbance of youth assaulting staff. A juvenile facility in Southern California has been placed on lockdown after a disturbance involving a dozen youth, including some who assaulted staff members and one who temporarily escaped. July 29, 2023.
Jailed teens say boredom, basic needs got them arrested : NPR
Nov 6, 2023 · Youths say boredom and basic needs landed them at Maryland detention centers. Youths incarcerated at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center attended a career fair. An 11-year-old accused of...
Michigan shooting suspect is among thousands of U.S. minors ... - NPR
Dec 3, 2021 · Prosecutors charged the 15-year-old accused of killing four students and injuring others at a Michigan High School as an adult. Thousands of children are tried or incarcerated as adults each year.
Two teens in custody after deadly Randolph County shooting, …
2 days ago · Published November 11, 2024 11:21 AM. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have detained two juveniles in a deadly shooting in Randolph County on Sunday. According to a release from the Randolph ...
‘It’s definitely a crisis’: This is the reality for kids caught up in ...
Feb 17, 2024 · Data show juveniles make up the majority of arrests in DC for crimes like robbery and carjacking. For carjackings, which nearly doubled in 2023, the average age of those arrested was 15 years...
Juvenile homicides up two thirds and crimes with guns by kids …
Oct 18, 2024 · Homicides committed by juveniles increased 65% and youth crimes with firearms jumped 20% from 2016 to 2022, a new report shows. Here's what we know.
Juvenile detention abuse allegations are on the rise around the …
May 17, 2024 · A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.
‘Dying Inside’: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention
Oct 29, 2022 · Repeated abuses, overlooked complaints and a surge in suicide attempts at a detention center with powerful allies. By Megan Shutzer and Rachel Lauren Mueller. Oct. 30, 2022. Update: On Tuesday ...
All 9 teens who escaped from a Pennsylvania juvenile detention …
Sep 18, 2023 · All nine teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, Sunday evening were captured Monday morning, police said, after a multiagency search that prompted ...
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