There are 26 article(s) tagged juvenile justice:
“Not so long ago, it was commonplace for states to require juveniles convicted of homicide to serve sentences of over fifty years. Now, that practice has vanished. ... In the entirety of the nation, Tennessee stands alone.”
Through a new poetry program, Tennessee Shakespeare Company is helping “youth begin to see that they can manage conflict and that others have conflict, too.”
The center is meant to prevent recidivism at a young age, when youth may be most vulnerable to getting stuck in the justice system.
“If we can expand this liaison partnership into other precincts, we can expand that work and keep children from coming into the juvenile court system,” Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael said.
The County Commission Scorecard highlights the commission’s choice of a new judicial commissioner and a call for U.S. Justice Department review of Juvenile Court and possibly a return to the federal oversight of the court that ended three years ago.
Virtually all the youths whose cases were transferred to adult court in Shelby County the past two years were Black.
Mercy for young criminals and rehabilitation needn’t be at odds with justice for victims, but those those working with Shelby County Juvenile Court face challenges.
To determine root causes for juvenile criminal behavior and map out more positive life plans, Shelby County needs a facility independent from Juvenile Court to provide immediate and evidence-based intervention for every youth who comes in contact with law enforcement.
Leaders of Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center say they will continue to "move forward" even though Shelby County may not extend its contract with the center.
U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant falsely claims activists seek the “indiscriminate, wholesale release of prisoners.” Activists, nationally and locally, have called for a plan to release anyone who can be safely released. A very different thing indeed.
Strickland's comments about the county government alternative to juvenile detention come after District Attorney Amy Weirich called attention to the problems during a taping last week of "Behind The Headlines."
“Less juveniles are being charged with criminal conduct in Shelby County. That’s a good thing,” District Attorney Amy Weirich said. “The disturbing part of this is that a higher percentage of the juveniles are engaged in violent crimes.”
The impatience to build a new facility from scratch caught the attention of the company holding title to an existing, unoccupied facility. Now instead of an $11 million annual lease agreement, the county could acquire the building and property for just a fraction of the original expense – $3.4 million.
It's Monday, Jan. 27, and today will find Collierville considering an amendment to its beer ordinance and Amazon breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art facility near Frayser.
Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael said during his annual State of the Court address Friday that the court does not "recruit children" and that transferring children to adult court is "the hardest thing I have to do.”
Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael will hold his annual State of the Court address to discuss plans for Juvenile Court in 2020.
Just City executive director Josh Spickler said on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines” that Juvenile Court needs more resources for children in detention. But he said the question of which children and how many wind up in detention or tried as adults should take priority over the details of the bricks and mortar.
The number of charges for violent juvenile crime has increased 64.2% for the first six months of the year, according to Juvenile Court. Officials and youth advocates are seeking solutions.
The Tennessee Shakespeare Company received a $20,000 grant to take the Bard's works to juveniles in the Shelby County justice system. "William Shakespeare and his plays are for everyone," says the company's founder.
Shelby County officials got a preview of the Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center, a pilot project aimed at helping young people avoid the juvenile justice system while addressing their mental health needs.
The Shelby County Commission voted unanimously in favor of censuring Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey Monday night for sharing social media posts about the Holocaust, immigrants and Muslims.
Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael delivered his State of Court address Friday morning. He vowed to continue his work to improve the court despite critics.
The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to allocate $1.3 million to begin designing a new Youth Justice and Education Center to replace the current juvenile detention facility.
A second vote on Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new Juvenile Justice and Education Center is expected to take place at the next Shelby County Commission meeting Monday.
A look inside the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center shows the human side of a facility at the center of a funding controversy.
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