DETROIT — A judge was temporarily removed from the court docket after he ordered a sleepy teenager to wear jail…
Tag: justice system
School interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence
By Laura Voith, Case Western Reserve University Black youth show up in emergency rooms with gunshot wounds or other violent…
US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge that history in legal citations
By Justin Simard, Michigan State University As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were…
Oklahoma executes Michael Dewayne Smith for 2002 double murder
MCALESTER, Okla. — The state of Oklahoma executed death row inmate Michael Dewayne Smith on Thursday morning for killing two…
California may face more than $40M in fines for lapses in prison suicide prevention
By Don Thompson, California Healthline March 7, 2024 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health…
Illinois judge closes juvenile detention center after “facility in crisis” fails to meet new state standards
The Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center abruptly closed on Dec. 31. The judge who ordered the closure said staffing shortages…
They were wrongfully convicted. Now they’re denied compensation despite Michigan law.
The state can provide the wrongfully convicted compensation of $50,000 for each year of incarceration, but the law’s narrow criteria…
Philadelphia reduces school-based arrests by 91% since 2013 – researchers explain the effects of keeping kids out of the legal system
By Amanda NeMoyer, Drexel University and Naomi Goldstein, Drexel University Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under…
Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison
By Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Steven Sprick Schuster, Middle Tennessee State University Better job prospects. Higher wages.…
Tennessee lawmakers demand an audit of juvenile detention facilities, citing “culture of lawlessness”
Following reporting from WPLN and ProPublica, the state lawmakers said there is a “culture of lawlessness” inside Knoxville’s Richard L.…
