FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2010 Contact: Michael Victorian (202) 639-6405 (202) 340-9764 CITY JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM PLAGUED WITH MISMANAGEMENT Union Says Youth Violence Directly Related to Failures of City Government (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents employees of the District of Columbia’s Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services, (DYRS), [...]
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Ex-Youth Aide in Tennessee says false claims of abuse ruined his life. Unfortunately this is not an isolated occurance, nor is Tennessee the only state engaging in this practice. County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. Facilities are experiencing staff hesitancy in confronting inappropriate behaviors as staff report fear of retaliation from licensing representatives should the confrontation result [...]
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Cleveland police five teens who they believe shot out more than 100 car windows. In the comment section, Ohio citizens expressed their dissatisfaction regarding community safety. Stating: It’s likely the boys will be placed at the (very little known about) County’s Youth Development Center who will resort to their pacifist policies that do nothing but [...]
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Maryland’s juvenile justice monitor on Monday outlined widespread problems at the state’s secure treatment center for troubled youths and said staff at the center’s oversight department “hampered” an investigation into a violent escape of 14 youths in May. The Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit report noted that staff and youths at the facility feared for [...]
What does NY and MD Juvenile Justice have in common? Assault and injury rates to staff and youth at unprecedented highs after changing their restraint policies. Riots where the youths, not the staff, control the facilities Escapees Releasing Juveniles into non-secure and community settings prematurely resulting in civilian casualties NY: One juvenile transferred from a [...]
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In response to a restraint programming change in late 2007 that does not allow juvenile facilities to use prone restraint newspapers are reporting that — Injuries in Maryland Juvenile Justice Facilities Spike in 2008. By all accounts Maryland Juvenile Facilities in 2007 were a mess. The State and Federal government teamed up and provided a [...]
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PA: Juvenile ‘wolf packs’ run amok in a wave of violent robberies & then given back to their parents and sent to their rooms
Enraged by a recent rash of robberies allegedly committed by teens, Upper Darby Police Superintendent said that those who draft legislation should spend a night on the streets of Upper Darby. Last week, six “wolf-pack” robberies committed by males 14-to-17-years-old – in groups of three to eight – occurred throughout the township. All of [...]
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