Juvenile Detention

Probation, detention officers need bigger raises, supervisors told (Tucson Citizen)
Salaries for probation department and juvenile detention officers here sorely lag behind other counties, supervisors were told today. Rick Hornback, president of the Pima County Probation Officers Association, said local officers rank 10th in the state for starting pay.
Juvenile detention center getting crowded - Munster Times

Juvenile detention center getting crowded Munster Times, IN - May 16, 2006 PORTAGE | More local juveniles than ever before were crowding the Porter County Juvenile Detention Center in March, and the facility's population numbers for ...

Panel of youth mulls pregnancy, race, policy
Albuquerque Tribune - More than two-thirds of teens 13 to 19 diagnosed with AIDS are black and Hispanic. The teen birth rate is 2 to 3 times higher for black, American Indian and Hispanic youth than white youth. Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation She became pregnant at age ...
Independent Experts Set to Oversee Day-to-Day Implementation of Needed Changes at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
A court-approved panel of outside experts with broad experience working directly in juvenile detention centers will develop and monitor the implementation of a specific plan to improve the pervasive and continuing climate of violence and chaos for the children detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) under a proposal approved today by the Cook County Board of
Crowding, Staff Shortages, Blamed for Juvenile Detention Problems - WJLA

Crowding, Staff Shortages, Blamed for Juvenile Detention Problems WJLA, DC - May 9, 2006 A report from an independent monitor says there continue to be serious problems at the state's juvenile detention centers. The report ...

Two arrested, one detained after carjacking
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise - SEGUIN A 66-year-old woman barely escaped injury after she was carjacked Wednesday evening outside the Seguin-Guadalupe County Library. The woman was on her way to a meeting at the library, and once inside, tearfully told attendees she d been ...