Washington Post  By Colbert I. King. Saturday, June 26, 2010 Despite her quick smile, Nardyne Jefferies couldn’t mask the pain and anger written all over her face when we met at a Northeast eatery this week. Her 16-year-old daughter, Brishell, was one of the three youths killed in the March 30 drive-by shooting on South [...]

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TTAPR on June 21st, 2010

It was predicted by experts that DC & MD juvenile and residential would lose control of their youth and the residential facilities would become increasingly and exponentially unsafe for staff and youth. While this outcome was predicted, we are truly sorry to hear that staff and youth are being injured and killed as a result. [...]

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Story: Washington Examiner By: Bill Myers Examiner Staff Writer June 8, 2010 D.C.’s embattled juvenile justice agency is facing a new round of pointed questions after one of its wards was accused of murder and another teen was an apparent victim of murder. Last week, authorities charged 16-year-old Javon Hale with murder in the May [...]

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