Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in the News
These recent news articles highlight Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) practices, policies and programs. The links will open a new window and take you directly to the media outlets' web sites. Registration may be required.
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More Cash for County as Fewer Kids Detained
From the Argus Leader on June 24, 2011
A push to cut the number of nonviolent offenders housed at the Juvenile Detention Center might allow Minnehaha County to dodge the cost of building a new facility.
‘Evening Reporting Center’ Keeps Kids Out of Trouble During Peak Crime Hours, Administrators Say
From the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange on June 6, 2011
Two years ago Eric Claros, 17, was barreling headfirst on a path of self-destruction. When he wasn’t skipping school or getting high smoking marijuana, he was breaking into homes with his friends just for the heck of it.
Shelby County’s Juvenile Detention Totals May Lure Annie E. Casey Foundation
From the Times-News on May 28, 2011
Ask some Maryland leaders interested in juvenile justice what they think of the state’s system, and they say it’s not working. Ask them how they’d reform it, and many point to the model used in Missouri.
Missouri Model May be Used For Changes in Juvenile Justice System
From the Times-News on May 28, 2011
Ask some Maryland leaders interested in juvenile justice what they think of the state’s system, and they say it’s not working. Ask them how they’d reform it, and many point to the model used in Missouri.
Lake, Porter County Juvenile Officials Reconsidering the Use of Detention
From NWI Times on May 21, 2011
Juvenile justice officials in Lake and Porter counties are leading the way in an effort to reevaluate which young people need to be locked up and what to use as alternatives.
Juvenile Justice Initiative Comes to Wyoming
From Trib.com on May 15, 2011
A national juvenile justice reform initiative is coming to Wyoming. Laramie and Sweetwater counties have agreed to participate in the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a program developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to reduce reliance on secure detention.
Troubled Kids Get Some Help
From The Othello Outlook on May 3, 2011
Adams County Juvenile Services is keeping things fresh with a new location and new alternative programs to help teens. New programs will be offered through the department’s Juvenile Detention Alterative Initiative (JDAI).
Juvenile Detention Alternative Program Takes Effect
From KOTA News in South Dakota on April 28, 2011
The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative is a program being implemented in Pennington County over the past 6 months. Instead of sending every troubled youth to the juvenile detention center, kids will be placed in programs where they can receive counseling and even mental health evaluations.
An Alternative to Locking Up Juvenile Offenders
From CBS 5 in Wyoming on April 26, 2011
The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, or JDAI, met with Laramie County judges Monday to talk about services and initiatives to help juvenile criminals develop into healthy productive adults.
Incarceration Not the Only Option for Juvenile Justice
From KALW News in Santa Cruz, CA on April 6, 2011
We have a prison system right now that is accommodating twice the number of people it was built to handle. But what’s at the root of that crisis? Often, we focus on what’s going on in the state as a whole. But a lot of criminal justice policy happens at the local level – in California’s 58 individual, and somewhat quirky, counties.
Community Coaches Work to Keep Juvenile Offenders Out of the Penalty Box
From MPR News in Minneapolis on April 5, 2011
As the temperatures outside leave the single digits and climb higher, the hope of spring is in the air. The participants in the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative with Adams County Juvenile Services (ACJS) are making sure the community garden is ready when spring arrives. They spent March 5 building new raised planter boxes, 28 in total.
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