Juvenile Detention

The Osama Obama Connection
Palm Beach Interactive - When Florida Gov. Jeb Bush cut loose Guy Tunnell, the state s top law enforcement official last week, it had less to do with his role in being an apologist for a juvenile detention boot camp, where Martin Lee Anderson, a 14-year-old boy, died a day

Crops' decline sparks action
Record Searchlight - Shasta County supervisors declared an emergency Tuesday, citing sharp drops in crop and honeybee production resulting from spring storms and requesting aid from the federal government. The board passed the proclamation in an attempt to make local

Camp produces real model wards
Los Angeles Daily News - SAUGUS She never knew her fellow wards in the juvenile detention camp could look like that. Usually they're all dressed in the same old uniform black pants, gray sweat shirts and black gym shoes. They don't wear makeup. They don't fuss with

Program 'explores' policing
Cincinnati Enquirer - FOREST PARK - Tommy Scott leads his team into a juvenile detention center garage, his gun drawn. A teenager is on the floor, bleeding from a gunshot wound. A police officer is slumped over in the front seat of the cruiser, a knife protruding from his

Juvenile center restructuring welcome
Shreveport Times - Considering stakes much too high to risk -- the well-being of youths placed in its care -- the Bossier Parish Police Jury rightly took steps to move its juvenile detention operation in a whole new direction. Officials shut down the facility as it

Juvenile justice
San Diego Union-Tribune - When kids in San Diego County juvenile detention facilities are telling outside lawyers (Bingham McCutchen) that they're being abused, over-sedated and the lawyers are threatening to sue county officials are wise to pay attention. When a

Hearing in Braswell case starts tomorrow Six local teens are charged
Free Lance-Star - The preliminary hearing for six Fredericksburg teenagers charged in connection with the death of a Courtland High School student starts tomorrow in Spotsylvania County juvenile court. The case involves the Jan. 20 fatal stabbing of 16-year-old

Two charged in Linn burglary
Cedar Rapids Gazette - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Andrew Borja, 20, of 125 17th St. SW, and an unidentified 16-year-old boy were charged with third-degree burglary and conspiracy after they were stopped by Linn County officials while driving a vehicle that had been involved in a

Former juvenile jail workers accused of having sex with female inmates
Court TV - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Nine former employees of a county juvenile detention center were charged Monday with using their positions of authority to have sex with teenage girls. The nine workers were accused of having sex with six girls who were 13 to 15

Pastor: Arrests in arson a relief
Indianapolis Star - When members of the Calvary Chapel church in Lafayette gather for services this morning, they'll pray for two teenagers who police say are responsible for burning down their place of worship. "We're not angry. We're not mad," the Rev. Joe Bell, the

Boy cited for taking porn to school
Bismarck Tribune - A 14-year old boy was cited with a class C felony after bringing digital images of pornography to school on Friday. Bismarck Police Lt. Dan Donlin said staff at Wachter Middle School called police after finding pornography on the boy's Sony

Boulder Girl Who Shot Father On Probation (The Denver Channel)
BOULDER, Colo. -- A Boulder County teenager who was sentenced last year for fatally shooting her father has been released from juvenile detention on probation, the Boulder Daily Camera reported in its Wednesday editions.
Former Juvenile Detention Center workers face sex misconduct ... - WTHR

Former Juvenile Detention Center workers face sex misconduct ... WTHR, IN - Apr 24, 2006 Indianapolis, April 24, 2006 - One current and nine former workers at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center have been arrested on charges involving ...

Jail, juvenile detention recertified
Rhea County Herald News - Both the Rhea County Jail and the Rhea County Juvenile Detention Center were recertified recently by the state, and the juvenile detention center is being held up across the state as a model operation. Barry Suttles with the Tennessee Corrections ...
Prosecutors: Former Detention Center Employee Raped Girl (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
By Bonnie Druker Wayne Vaughn was a youth manager at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Prosecutors say six years ago, he raped a 13-year-old girl. Wednesday, Vaughn turned his head away from a 24-Hour News 8 camera and refused to answer our questions.
Ten Juvenile Detention Center workers arrested - WTHR

Ten Juvenile Detention Center workers arrested WTHR, IN - Apr 24, 2006 Indianapolis, April 24, 2006 - Ten workers at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center have been arrested. They face charges ...

Where they stand: A Q&A
Lafayette Journal and Courier - The following are three of 10 questions the Journal and Courier posed to Jerry Bean and Pat Harrington, the candidates for Tippecanoe County prosecutor. For more detailed response to all 10 questions, go to jconline.com and click the link to this ...

Student Says Rumors Rampant Before Arrests
ABC News - Rumors of an Attack at Kansas High School Were Rampant on Day Before Arrests, Student Says Riverton High School freshman Nathan Spriggs talks about an alleged plot to kill students and employees at the school, in Riverton, Kan. Friday, April 21, 2006

Social services programs over budget in Clay
In-Forum - Clay County s Social Services Department operated at a $1 million deficit in 2005, County Administrator Vijay Sethi told the Clay County Commission Tuesday. Social services fund revenues in 2005 were $17.1 million and expenditures were $18.3

Student Plotting Washington School Shooting Charged
FOX News - PUYALLUP, Wash. A 16-year-old student accused of plotting to shoot people at Rogers High School, then kill himself "to finally go out in a blaze of hatred and fury" has been charged with first-degree attempted assault. Another student told the

Mason jailer candidates loaded with experience
Ledger Independent - With Jailer Bob Tribby retiring, the Mason County Detention Center will have new leadership following November's election. However, like the sheriff's race, with only Democratic candidates, a jailer will actually be chosen in the May primary. Running

Suit targets conditions at juvenile halls across state
North County Times - SAN DIEGO ---- A group of attorneys, including some with a firm that pushes for prisoners' rights, allege that youth offenders held in a San Diego juvenile detention center live in filthy, overcrowded conditions, are often subjected to pepper spray

County breaks ground for juvenile facility (Eaton Rapids Community News)
CHARLOTTE With the same shovel he used to break ground for Eaton County's existing juvenile detention facility in 1989, County Commission Chairman Leonard Peters led a group of dignitaries in breaking ground for the county's new juvenile treatment facility April 19.
Administrator At Moldy Juvenile Detention Center Suspended - WFtv.com

Administrator At Moldy Juvenile Detention Center Suspended WFtv.com, FL - Apr 20, 2006 ... The district administrator who removed teachers from a Polk County juvenile detention center because of mold problems has been placed on a weeklong suspension. ...

Two western Michigan students found with guns at schools
WWMT - The seventh-grader carried a loaded nine-millimeter handgun to Hopkins Middle School in his backpack. The weapon was found yesterday in his locker with a loaded rifle clip and a folding knife. The 12-year-old boy is being held in the Allegan County ...
Juvenile detention center seeks athletic donations (Roswell Daily Record)
The Educational Advisory Council at the Chaves County Juvenile Detention Center, which provides counseling, education and support to juvenile detainees, seeks donations for its program.
Save mental health services for local children - Contra Costa Times

Save mental health services for local children Contra Costa Times, CA - Apr 22, 2006 JUVENILE detention facilities are rarely the right solution for children with mental health problems. But more kids in Contra Costa ...

Kudos to McLean County Juvenile Detention Center (WHOI)
The McLean County Juvenile Detention Center was praised for the education and health care it offers its residents. The facility's superintendent said it's one of only eight juvenile detention centers in the country to get such recognition.
CSEA to Nassau: Juvenile Detention Center Needs More Than 'Band ... - Westbury Times

CSEA to Nassau: Juvenile Detention Center Needs More Than 'Band ... Westbury Times, NY - Apr 13, 2006 ... civil service employee's union, is calling upon the county to end what they refer to as "decades of decay at the Nassau County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC ...

Judge rules to hold teens
Wichita Eagle - RIVERTON - Five teenagers suspected of plotting a shooting spree at their high school will be held for at least 72 hours, a judge has ruled. District Judge Robert Fleming signed an affidavit early Saturday that said there was probable cause to ...
Students Protest Fla. Boot-Camp Death (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of students marched with the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton on Friday to protest how the state has handled the death of a black teenager who was punched and kicked by guards at a juvenile detention boot camp.
Program teaches by example - Miami Herald

Program teaches by example Miami Herald, FL - 1 hour ago Last week, an evening at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center unfolded when Vicki Lopez Lukis asked young girls temporarily incarcerated there ...

Sunday, April 16, 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer - The true significance of the conflict over Iran's nuclear program is the inability of the United Nations to react. The U.N. was created with the intention of stopping wars, or at least to stop wars as large and destructive as World War II. Iran is a

Youth speaker to visit Tuba City
Arizona Daily Sun - On Wednesday, Tuba City students and parents will hear from international youth issues speaker Luis Galdamez. During the day, Galdamez will speak at school assemblies. In the evening, teachers, parents and students are invited to attend a parent

Tresure coast metro report
Palm Beach Post - STUART Martin sheriff's investigators Thursday arrested a registered sexual predator in connection with an assault on an elderly woman at her home Tuesday night in Palm City. Officials said John J. Guba, 24, of 7402 S.W. 40th Terrace, Palm City

Montana news shorts Posted on April 14
Missoulian - GREAT FALLS - The Greenfields Irrigation District and a Washington-based energy company are working on a proposed 15-megawatt hydroelectric power project for Gibson Reservoir, near Augusta. The plan has a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy

Suit: Juvenile hall conditions terrible
Inside Bay Area - A legal team that forced reform of the California Youth Authority sued a state watchdog agency Wednesday for allegedly failing to address abominable conditions in county juvenile halls. The San Francisco Superior Court lawsuit cites overcrowding

Arrest in several home burglaries
News Sun - Police continue to search for one of two suspected burglars who were responsible for several break-ins in Highland Park, Lake Forest and Deerfield where high-definition televisions were targeted. The suspects' vehicle, a white Ford Explorer, was

Opinion Headlines from the Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal - Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez wants 350 students who demonstrated for immigrant rights to be kicked out of their schools. In Vasquez's view, immigrants - especially those of the illegal variety - have no rights in this country. He would

Tresure coast metro report
Palm Beach Post - STUART Martin sheriff's investigators Thursday arrested a registered sexual predator in connection with an assault on an elderly woman at her home Tuesday night in Palm City. Officials said John J. Guba, 24, of 7402 S.W. 40th Terrace, Palm City

Cooperation is needed on jail project
Olympian - For years, Thurston County officials have told the public they plan to build a regional law and justice center to serve all of South Sound. Suddenly, the regional jail doesn t look so regional anymore. Thurston County officials have sent their

Boy charged with assaulting teacher
Fayetteville Observer - A 13-year-old boy has been charged with beating up his teacher at Douglas Byrd Middle School on Wednesday. The boy, whose name was not released, was causing a disruption in class when the teacher decided to take him to the principal s office, said

11 arrested in undercover police sting
Daytona Beach News-Journal - DAYTONA BEACH -- Narcotics detectives and community policing officers arrested 11 people on a variety of charges during an undercover operation in the west-central side of the city. Officers posed as customers seeking narcotics from street corner

Court Sentences Unruly Juvenile to 40 Lashes (Arab News)
MAKKAH, 17 April 2006 A local court in Makkah sentenced a 15-year-old boy to two months in a juvenile detention center and 40 lashes for bad behavior with his parents, Okaz reported.
Juvenile detention center may be privatized - Palm Beach Post

Juvenile detention center may be privatized Palm Beach Post, United States - Apr 10, 2006 Palm Beach County's juvenile detention center could be turned over to a private company under a proposal in the Florida House of Representatives. ...

Man arrested for theft in Rosenberg
Herald-Coaster - An 18-year-old man and a 12-year-old juvenile were arrested early Saturday morning for robbing a man and woman at gunpoint in a parking lot in Sugar Land. The robbery occurred at about 1:20 a.m. in the Wal-Mart parking lot, located in the 300 block ...
Stafford girl charged in baby's death (Fredericksburg.com)
A 15-year-old Stafford County girl was charged this afternoon in the death of her newborn baby, police said in a news release. The girl is charged with murder, felony murder, and felony child abuse and neglect. She currently is being held in the Rappahannock Juvenile Detention Center.
Troubled Juvenile Detention Center Handed Over to Private Company - KSLA-TV

Troubled Juvenile Detention Center Handed Over to Private Company KSLA-TV, LA - 18 hours ago At ten am the Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center was handed over to a private company, just weeks after an alleged rape at the center. ... State agency to manage Bossier detention center Shreveport Times Bossier to turn over operations of juvenile jail KTBS New management takes over Bossier Parish juvenile center Shreveport Times all 4 related

Boy held in alleged sex abuse
Northwest Herald - CARY A 16-year-old Cary boy will be tried as an adult on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl. Jose Pablo Vallejo, of 101 Sunset, Apt. 1W1, was charged Monday with aggravated criminal sexual assault, which stems from ...

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, PART II
Pahrump Valley Times - Nye County's biggest headache just now may be starting to make its throbbing pain noticed. The engineering consultant responsible for advising Nye County on its assessment of the county's dire need for a new jail and for a juvenile detention facility

School gang fights on rise
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Rev. Joe Hunter, a former gang member who is now the outreach youth pastor for Promise Land Church, greets senior Chris Perry on a visit to Frayser High School. Frayser is one of several schools Hunter visits regularly. "I see kids with all kinds of

Thirteen Year-Old Makes New Threats Thirteen Year-Old Makes New
WNEM - (TV5) -- According to authorities at the Saginaw County Juvenile Center, while 13 year-old Devaughntae Wood was being processed April 12th to be released from the facility workers say he made new threats. Allegedly he made threats that, once he got

Escapee had only few days left in jail
Buffalo News - Ralph Phillips was serving time on a parole violation. Ralph Phillips, a lifelong thief, made a daring rooftop jail break and has been on the loose since early Sunday morning. But no one understands why he did it: He had only a few days left on his

Commissioners vote to downsize KCJF
Kerrville Daily Times - Kerr County Juvenile Facility will be downsized during the next two weeks following a vote Monday to eliminate post adjudicated detention services and transfer administration to Kerr County Juvenile Probation Department. The operational changes came

Juvenile center frozen in time
Meridian Star - MERIDIAN In the early 1970s, Lauderdale County Youth Court Judge H.C. Watkins envisioned a home for juvenile offenders that would provide a nurturing environment and teach minors about the dangers of drugs and crime. The juvenile detention center

District targets bullying after allegations of rape on school bus
Akron Beacon Journal - CINCINNATI - Police investigating a mother's complaint that her 15-year-old son's classmate tried to pick a fight with him ended up charging one boy with raping the 15-year-old on a school bus and another boy with being an accomplice. The woman says

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Ashland Daily Tidings - Thursday 11:02 p.m. - 3 men and 1 woman, all transients, were cited for trespassing at the Wild Goose on Ashland Street. 4:15 p.m. - A 47-year-old Ashland man was cited for less than an ounce of marijuana. 4:38 p.m. - Police found graffiti at North

Minor offenses at camp brought beatings
Miami Herald - The teenage boys smiled, they shrugged and they smirked. They spoke without permission or they refused to speak at all. That's all it took for the boys at the Bay County Sheriff's Office Boot Camp to provoke a swift and painful response from their

Teens Arrested In Yelm Church Fire
KOMO-TV - The Church of Christ was gutted by fire early wednesday morning and investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms determined that the fire was intentionally set. Yelm Police Chief Todd Stancil said a dumpster that was set afire a few

Missing local teen found in California
Colorado Springs Gazette - Police are investigating the disappearance of a teenage Colorado Springs girl Friday and her recovery early Saturday in Southern California. Colorado Springs authorities treated the case as a kidnapping, citing a witness who said a man and a teenage

A mother's crusade against suicide (KVBC Las Vegas)
A valley mother says goodbye to her daughter for the second time. One year after her death, Brittany Kish was laid to rest in a Henderson cemetery. The 16 year old committed suicide at the Juvenile Detention Center.
Detention centre shortage 'puts girls at risk' - ABC Online

Detention centre shortage 'puts girls at risk' ABC Online, Australia - 3 hours ago ... justice spokeswoman Catherine Cusack says it is unacceptable that several boys are being temporarily housed at the girls-only juvenile detention centre at ...

Drug ring suspect arrested
Herald News - JOLIET Cops say they jailed the oldest member of an alleged drug ring that included several students at Joliet Catholic Academy. But this most recent catch, 20-year-old William Taylor of Plainfield, did not stay locked up for long. Taylor almost ...
School's in session for area juveniles at detention center (Jonesboro Sun)
JONESBORO -- Treat them with respect and compassion, then watch the results unfold. If the Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center's educational program had a central theme that would be it.
Brawl at juvenile detention center - KRGV

Brawl at juvenile detention center KRGV, TX - Apr 11, 2006 EDINBURG NEWSCHANNEL 5 has learned nearly a dozen inmates got into a brawl over the weekend at the Evins Juvenile Detention Center. ...

Future of juvenile facility hangs in balance
Kerrville Daily Times - Recent events have placed the future of the Kerr County Juvenile Facility in jeopardy. The facility s overseers the Kerr County Commissioners now have to deal with replacing the facility s director combined with continuing budget problems ...

Teen Convicted in Albemarle School Bombing Plot
WTVR-TV - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A 15-year-old Albemarle County High School student faces up to six years in a juvenile detention center when he's sentenced in connection with a plot to blow up two high schools. Officials yesterday said the teen was

Juvenile Center Will Get Repairs
Ledger - POLK CITY -- A Polk City juvenile detention center with a leaky roof should get the overhaul it needs after concerns about air quality shut down its school nearly a month ago. The Department of Juvenile Justice agreed to renovate the Polk Juvenile

Teen gets 3 years in fatal crash
Dayton Daily News - DAYTON | A 15-year-old boy was sentenced Wednesday to three years in the Ohio Department of Youth Services stemming from a Oct. 30 high-speed single-car crash that killed his four teenage passengers. Man seriously hurt after family fight Attorney

Enough crawfishing on juvenile center
Meridian Star - How many scathing grand jury reports will it take to prod Lauderdale County officials to action on this county s disgraceful juvenile detention center? A March grand jury concluded the same thing grand jurors have been saying for the better part of

Middle schoolers caught smoking pot at school
Times-Journal - Three middle school students were arrested Thursday at Valley Head School after they were found smoking pot on campus. Students were also charged in separate incidents on two other DeKalb school campuses the same day, according to DeKalb County

School buidling projects top county agenda
Monroe County Online - Rural Vale School students, parents and teachers packed the courtroom Thursday night to urge the County Commission to fund an addition at their school. We feel this has been a long time coming, said teacher Missy Carter. We don t want to

Judge: Board secretary made 'total mess'
1960 Sun - Superior Court Judge Maurice J. Gallipoli ordered Wednesday that Hoboken School Board candidate Douglas Peterson be removed from the ballot for the April 18 Board of Education election, but not before he chided board secretary David Anthony from

Giving away tech-savvy to kids
Long Beach Press-Telegram - GOLETA -- Until last year, Juan Lara's family didn't have a home computer. Now, the fifth-grader stands beside an Apple iMac in front of fellow Isla Vista Elementary School students and gives a PowerPoint presentation on the life of Sam Houston. Each

High-speed pursuit ends at fast foot restaurant
California Aggie - According to police, a vehicle pursuit that reached speeds of 110 mph ended at In-N-Out Burger on Olive Drive on Thursday with the arrests of two juveniles. Suspects will be charged with stealing a vehicle and fleeing from police. California Highway

Escapee had only few days left in jail
Buffalo News - Ralph Phillips was serving time on a parole violation. Ralph Phillips, a lifelong thief, made a daring rooftop jail break and has been on the loose since early Sunday morning. But no one understands why he did it: He had only a few days left on his

Break in case may spell end of crime spree
Akron Beacon Journal - The gunmen in a monthlong string of multicounty robberies seemed to have their routine down to a science. One would go inside and case the business, trying to blend in as he took a head count of who was there. When he left, his masked accomplices

Chief Justice Nominee Rattles Some (Hartford Courant)
Judges Fear Possible Separation Of Courts, Support Agencies Who is Supreme Court Justice Peter T. Zarella, and why has his nomination to lead the judicial branch as chief justice stoked controversy?
Detention center opens - Whidbey News Times

Detention center opens Whidbey News Times, WA - Apr 1, 2006 By Rick Wood. A ceremony to officially dedicate the Island County Juvenile Detention Center took place Thursday in front of a standing-room-only crowd. ...

Cost of care at Pima County jail to spike after change in providers
Arizona Daily Star - The cost of providing medical services to inmates at the Pima County jail is expected to increase 18.6 percent this year to more than $8.5 million. The county plans to hire St. Louis-based Correctional Medical Services to replace First Correctional ...
Dispute starts on mold at center (Orlando Sentinel)
The air in three buildings at a state-run juvenile-detention center in Polk County is so moldy that a scientist recommended a school district evacuate people from the structures.
Nipple pincher gets juvenile detention - CourtTV

Nipple pincher gets juvenile detention CourtTV, NY - Mar 3, 2006 (AP) A teen who pinched and twisted another boy's nipple while standing in line at a deli has been sentenced to four days in juvenile detention because he ...