Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative News

Spring 2010

Feature Story

JDAI News Takes a Closer Look

JDAI Site Updates

JDAI in the News

JDAI Newsmakers

Juvenile Justice News

JDAI News provides readers with JDAI site updates and results of policy and practice reforms from 111 JDAI sites in 27 states and the District of Columbia.

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Feature Story

As Suspensions, Expulsions and Juvenile Arrests Grow, JDAI Sites Push Back
JDAI sites work with schools to reverse a long-standing and all too common practice of suspending, expelling and arresting young people.

JDAI News Takes a Closer Look at Juvenile Justice Policy

Florida Supreme Court Outlaws Shackles for Juveniles
The court called the use of shackles "degrading, humiliating, and contrary to the stated primary purposes of the juvenile justice system."

Youth Today Reprint: In Juvenile Justice Care, Boys Get Worse
Growing evidence says juvenile systems exacerbate delinquency.

JDAI Site Updates

New Jersey Model State Site Visit Sees Immediate Results
Minnesota hopes to replicate New Jersey's success.

Community Building with Santa Cruz Soccer Team
Local probation officer uses soccer to keep youth out of trouble.

Massachusetts Reduces Population and Adds Sites
In the past year Massachusetts has shut down 78 detention beds, representing a 22 percent reduction.

New Mexico Breaks Ground by Aligning State Licensing Standards with JDAI Juvenile Detention Facility Assessments
State works to align licensing standards with juvenile detention facility assessments.

Minnesota in the Spotlight
Since 2006, the detention population in the three pilot JDAI sites has dropped 66 percent.

New JDAI Sites

JDAI in the News

JDAI Featured in Local and National Media
A dozen national and local editorials, news articles and media reports on JDAI activities have appeared in outlets across the country.

JDAI Newsmakers

Applied Leadership Team Announced

Marcia Rincon-Gallardo Accepts Position at the Burns Institute

Francine Sherman and Judge Brian Huff Testify Before Congress

Second Judicial District Court of Nevada Announces the Appointment of Carey Stewart as Washoe County Juvenile Services Director

Claudette Overton Honored for Contributions

New York City Mayor Bloomberg Appoints Vincent Schiraldi as Commissioner of Department of Probation

Juvenile Justice News

Major Review Finds Juvenile Justice Interventions Have Negative Effects

Report Says Alternatives Could Save U.S. $10 Billion in Corrections Costs

Pennsylvania Newspapers Recognize Good Works of Juvenile Law Center

New Web Tool Documents Racial and Ethnic Disparities By State

Homicide Rate at Lowest Level in Forty Years

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