Juvenile Detention

Tape Released Showing Teen Beaten At Boot Camp
NBC 6 - PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Guards at a juvenile detention boot camp kneed and struck a boy who appeared to have gone limp while others restrained him on the day before he died, a videotape released Friday showed, sparking outrage from his parents. The boy

Lieutenant governor casts first tiebreaking vote
Hampton Roads Daily Press - RICHMOND, Va. -- Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling cast his first tie-breaking vote Monday, killing a bill that would have placed a former inmate or a relative of a current or former prisoner on the state Board of Correctional Education. When the 20-20 tally

Juvenile to stand trial as adult in death of step-dad
Daily Sentinel - Shaina Sepulvado, one of three juveniles charged in the shooting death of James Lee Kelly, 32, of Cushing, was certified to stand trial as an adult Friday during proceedings in district court. The certification means if she is found guilty, she will

14-year-old found guilty of murdering SLO man
San Luis Obispo Tribune - A 14-year-old boy is guilty of first-degree murder for beating 87-year-old Gerald O Malley to death with a skateboard, Superior Court Judge Teresa Estrada-Mullaney ruled Friday. "(The suspect) selected Mr. O Malley as a target because he was a

Children, Youth and Family secretary steps down
Santa Fe New Mexican - SANTA FE (AP) - Mary-Dale Bolson has resigned as secretary of the state Children, Youth and Families Department, saying inadequate funding of the agency played a big role in her decision. "This department has always been underfunded," she said

Erie's chief public defender criticized in magistrate's ruling
Philadelphia Inquirer - ERIE, Pa. - A lawyer who has since become Erie County's chief public defender didn't properly investigate a convicted child molester's whereabouts and missed key alibi evidence that should have resulted in the man's acquittal, a federal magistrate