Juvenile Detention

Report: Conditions Dangerous at Juvenile Detention Center (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Conditions are dangerous at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center, according to a new report by the National Partnership for Juvenile Services.
Fatal crash suspect taken into juvenile custody - KXLY

Fatal crash suspect taken into juvenile custody KXLY, WA - 6 hours ago SPOKANE -- The teen suspect in a fatal car crash that killed another Spokane teen was ordered held in juvenile detention Monday afternoon. ...

State investigates overcrowding at Wayne County Juvenile Detention ...
Detroit News - DETROIT -- The state on Monday launched an investigation into overcrowding at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility. As of Sunday morning 231 troubled kids were living in the 194-bed facility located on St. Antoine. Stepped up efforts to ...
Report calls for big changes at Juvenile Center (WTHR Indianapolis)
Indianapolis - A new report shows more troubles for Marion County's Juvenile Detention Center. The report says the center is unsafe and recommends sweeping changes.
Report: Conditions Dangerous at Juvenile Detention Center - WISH

Report: Conditions Dangerous at Juvenile Detention Center WISH, IN - 5 hours ago Conditions are dangerous at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center, according to a new report by the National Partnership for Juvenile Services. ... Report: Juvenile center unsafe Indianapolis Star Report calls for big changes at Juvenile Center WTHR all 4 related

MySpace.com bragging leads to charges
Philadelphia Enquirer - ROCKVILLE, Md. - Two teenagers were charged with setting fires in suburban Washington after they bragged about the blazes on MySpace.com, authorities said. The 17-year-old schoolmates were involved in 17 fires in Montgomery County, fire officials

Bus driver fends off student with knife
New Castle News - A school bus driver was home Wednesday, recovering after being attacked Tuesday by a sixth-grader with a knife. Jeri Beth Jacobs fended off a 13-year-old Shenango student who held a knife to her throat. Dr. Lawrence Connelly, Shenango superintendent

Northport Middle School student arrested for carrying knife
Fort Pierce Tribune - A seventh-grader at Northport Middle School was arrested Tuesday on charges of carrying a knife in his backpack, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff's reports. The 13-year-old boy, of Port St. Lucie, told police he had the 5-inch folding knife in

Teen on probation after Taser incident
Newark Advocate - NEWARK -- The Newark High School student who was shocked by a Taser last week has been put on probation, house arrest and community service. The 16-year-old student appeared Thursday in Licking County Juvenile Court for a dispositional hearing before

Attempted murder charges sought against teenager
Lebanon Reporter - Lebanon Three charges of attempted murder will be sought today against a rural Sheridan teenager who shot a trio of men Wednesday night. Prosecutor Todd Meyer said he would ask Juvenile Court Judge Steve David to waive the teen into adult court

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 ...

Teen Sentenced for Attempted Milk Poisoning
kptv.com - LAKEVIEW, Ore. (AP) -- A 13-year-old Lakeview girl who tried to kill two classmates by poisoning their milk will spend up to 12 years in a juvenile detention center. Holly Sweeney was sentenced yesterday and order sent to the Hillcrest Girls' School

Teens arrested after bragging about arson on Myspace.com
KTRK - The 17-year-old schoolmates were involved in 17 fires in Montgomery County, fire officials said Friday. The teens face 22 charges, including two counts each of first-degree arson and four counts of second-degree arson. Their names were not released

Boy in Custody after Being Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl
NBC 4 Amarillo KAMR - 05/12/2006 AMARILLO -- An Amarillo 6th grader is being held at a juvenile detention center after being accused of sexual assault. A 6th grade girl says the boy made advances toward her before assaulting her. According to Amarillo police, a 6th grade

Police capture carjacking suspects
1960 Sun - Pasadena police captured three suspects after the vehicle they allegedly stole from a victim was spotted by a wrecker driver. Police received a report of a carjacking in the parking lot of a business in at 5555 Fairmont Parkway. The complainant told

Local Seventh Grader Turns Up At School With A Gun
KWTX - (May 16, 2006) A seventh grade Connally Junior High School student was in juvenile detention Tuesday after showing up at school Monday with a gun. No one was ever in danger, Superintendent Bruce Shores said Tuesday. He said the student took the gun

Teen Sentenced for Attempted Milk Poisoning (Fox 12 Oregon)
LAKEVIEW, Ore. (AP) -- A 13-year-old Lakeview girl who tried to kill two classmates by poisoning their milk will spend up to 12 years in a juvenile detention center.
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 ...

Judge orders teen to stay in detention in goat killings
Allentown Morning Call - Northampton County Judge F.P. Kimberly McFadden ruled Thursday a 16-year-old Williams Township boy must remain in juvenile detention on charges of killing two newborn goats and injuring two other kids on a pasture in the township. Also on Thursday ...
By CHUCK BOWEN (Medina-Gazette)
MEDINA A teenager arrested in connection with two bomb threats at Buckeye High School denied the charges against him Friday in juvenile court and was remanded to the county's juvenile detention facility.
Our say: Juvenile detention centers require more attention - Annapolis Capital

Our say: Juvenile detention centers require more attention Annapolis Capital, MD - May 11, 2006 By THE CAPITAL EDITORIAL BOARD. Maryland's troubled juvenile detention centers have been a forgotten travesty for as long as we can remember. ...

Bomb scare suspect in juvy detention
Medina County Gazette - MEDINA A teenager arrested in connection with two bomb threats at Buckeye High School denied the charges against him Friday in juvenile court and was remanded to the county's juvenile detention facility. When juveniles are arrested, they must ...

East Hills Student Charged With Poking Boy With Knife
Allentown Morning Call - A student said the boy came up behind him in the hall and held a sharp object to his throat. The student said he was able to get away. Later, the 12-year-old boy again approached the student in the hallway, pulled the knife out of his pocket and

Published May 13
ABC2 News - ROCKVILLE, Md. - Two Montgomery County teenagers are facing 22 charges each for allegedly setting numerous fires that they later bragged about on the Internet. The 17-year-old schoolmates were involved in 17 fires in Montgomery County, and each faces

Chief defends use of Taser at NHS
Newark Advocate - NEWARK -- Scores of Newark High School students signed an anti-Taser petition the same day a court hearing was scheduled for the two ninth-graders whose fighting led a police officer to use the weapon on one of them. A court hearing was scheduled for

Teen Girls Arrested for Alleged Assault
WPVI - May 12, 2006 - A group of girls is behind bars Friday night after the teen attackers targeted two women in Mercer County. The attacks happened Thursday night in Hamilton Township. The first involved an elderly woman at Greenwood and Atlantic Avenues

Program chosen for evaluation
Herald and News - LAKEVIEW - A Lakeview middle school girl who attempted to kill two classmates with rat poison will spend up to 12 years in a juvenile detention center. Holly Sweeney, 13, was sentenced Friday to the custody of the Hillcrest Girls School in Salem, a

Juvenile officer arrested on alcohol charge again
NWITimes.com - VALPARAISO | A longtime Porter County Juvenile Detention officer is back behind bars on a public intoxication charge less than a month after pleading guilty to drunken driving. William Pete, 48, of 161 Linden Court, Hebron, pleaded not guilty during

Teen boys Keepin' it Real' (Bowling Green Daily News)
The crisis among young males - increasing high school dropout and decreasing college graduation rates, as well as a sense that more young men are ending up in juvenile detention centers - all motivated the 100 or so people who gathered at the Housing of Bowling Green's Learning Center on Saturday morning.
Argument Turns Violent at Detention Center - NBC 25

Argument Turns Violent at Detention Center NBC 25, MD - 17 hours ago FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA- Things are back under control at Vision Quest Juvenile Detention Center after a riot broke out on Saturday. ...

Home Detention for 3 Accused in Fla. Fires
Associated Press - FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Three children accused of setting a weekend brush fire that destroyed 16 homes and damaged more than a dozen others have been placed on home detention until a court hearing in three weeks. Judge Sherra Winesett on Tuesday ...
Accident cover-up by county alleged (NorthJersey.com)
A former director of the Passaic County Juvenile Detention Center in Haledon is suing current and former county officials for allegedly forcing her to take the blame in an auto accident cover-up by threatening her job and loss of retirement benefits.
Charges Filed Against Former Juvenile Detention Center Workers - WAVE

Charges Filed Against Former Juvenile Detention Center Workers WAVE, KY - Apr 24, 2006 (INDIANAPOLIS) -- Marion County prosecutors have filed charges against several former employees at the county's juvenile detention center, alleging that ...

Cop stops another one from getting away (Post-Tribune)
GARY A teenager on his way to juvenile detention managed a detour Friday afternoon by attacking Detective Sgt. Darlene Breitenstein as she drove him to Crown Point, Cmdr. Jack Arnold said.
Questions over boy's death at juvenile hall - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Questions over boy's death at juvenile hall Seattle Post Intelligencer - May 3, 2006 The morning that Johnny Lim, 14, collapsed and died in a cell at the King County juvenile detention hall, minute-by-minute logs compiled by the guard who was ... Logs show official discrepancies in youth's death kgw.com (subscription) all 4 related

14-year-old accused of shooting
News-Star - A 14-year-old male will go before a Monroe city judge at 9 a.m. Tuesday after being charged Friday with attempted second-degree murder. The teenager was arrested early Friday morning after a 14-year-old female bystander was struck by a bullet the ...
Teen moved to jail after crash that killed dad (Corvallis Gazette Times)
SALEM The driver of a car that crashed south of Salem over the weekend, killing a 38-year-old man, has been transferred from a juvenile detention center to the Marion County jail, Oregon State Police said Wednesday.
Program runs into financial trouble - Youngstown Vindicator

Program runs into financial trouble Youngstown Vindicator, OH - May 4, 2006 ... On average, participants have been in juvenile detention four times and have experienced one or two previous attempts at substance abuse treatment, Flatley said ...

Gun on Carencro campus (KATC3)
In Lafayette parish a student at Carencro middle school is in the Lafayette juvenile detention center this evening. He's accused of bringing a gun onto campus.
Corrections officer charged for alleged assault of inmate - Saipan Tribune

Corrections officer charged for alleged assault of inmate Saipan Tribune, Micronesia - 1 hour ago ... 26, 2006, the 18-year-old Palacios, then an inmate at the Juvenile Detention Facility in Kagman, escaped from the facility, but was later arrested in San ...

Two Children Accused In Brush Fires Get Home Detention
WFTV - FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two of the three children accused of setting a brush fire that damaged dozens of homes were ordered Tuesday to stay inside their homes when they're not in school until a court hearing in three weeks. A 12-year-old boy and a 14 ...
Teen Pleads Guilty Again in Mich. Shooting (AP via Yahoo! News)
A teenager who last week withdrew a guilty plea in the shooting of a fellow high school student has again decided to plead guilty.
Charges Filed Against Former Juvenile Detention Center Workers - WAVE

Charges Filed Against Former Juvenile Detention Center Workers WAVE, KY - Apr 24, 2006 (INDIANAPOLIS) -- Marion County prosecutors have filed charges against several former employees at the county's juvenile detention center, alleging that ...

Teen faces third-degree felony
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise - SEGUIN County Court at Law Judge Linda Z. Jones ordered a 15-year-old boy to undergo extensive drug and alcohol rehabilitation after the boy allegedly spit on a Seguin police officer. The boy has to go to narcotics anonymous, alcoholics ...