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Why Does the U.S. Prosecute and Incarcerate Children as Adults?

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|Date: August 25, 2018
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Why Does the U.S. Prosecute and Incarcerate Children as Adults?

By Yoel Haile At the age of 15, Frankie Guzman was arrested for robbery. He had no prior criminal record. ...

By Yoel Haile At the age of 15, Frankie Guzman was arrested for robbery. He had no prior criminal record. Frankie’s friend, a young person of 16, was arrested with him and, with one prior arrest on hi ...

August 25, 2018
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Package of Criminal Justice Reform Bills Awaits Governor’s Signature

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|Date: September 18, 2017
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Package of Criminal Justice Reform Bills Awaits Governor’s Signature

Legislature OK’s final juvenile justice-reform bills updating Miranda rights, parole for child offenders ...

Legislature OK’s final juvenile justice-reform bills updating Miranda rights, parole for child offenders (From Press Release) - Just weeks after 25,000 people attended a concert here by artist-musicia ...

September 18, 2017
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Report: African American Youths Five Times More Likely than Whites to Be Held

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|Date: September 14, 2017
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Report: African American Youths Five Times More Likely than Whites to Be Held

(From Press Release)-A new report from the Sentencing Project found that despite long-term declines in yo ...

(From Press Release)-A new report from the Sentencing Project found that despite long-term declines in youth incarceration, the disparity at which black and white youth are held in juvenile facilities ...

September 14, 2017
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Court Watch: Statewide Reforms on Solitary Confinement and Bail

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|Date: February 17, 2014
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Court Watch: Statewide Reforms on Solitary Confinement and Bail

Senator Yee Introduces Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement for Children Last week, Senator Leland Yee (D-San ...

Senator Yee Introduces Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement for Children Last week, Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 970, which would define and limit the use of solitary confinement on ...

February 17, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Legal Services Letter A Critical Indicator For Where Davis Housing Goes This RHNA Cycle

Justin Gonzalez Now Listed in the National Registry of Exonerations

$16 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Prince George’s County Police Department After Officers Kill Dog, ‘Brutalize’ Victims

Lowest Number of States Involved in Executions in 20 Years, Claims Death Penalty Information Center Annual Report

Despite Clemency Hearing Ruling in His Favor, Phillip Hancock Executed for Defending Himself Against Attack

LOOKING BACK: Christmas in jail is worse than you can imagine. Now imagine if you’ve been wrongfully convicted.

Legal Services Continues to Have Concerns about Davis’ Housing Element

Alameda County Agrees to Pay $7 Million to Family of Man Left to Die at Santa Rita Jail

NYCLU Submits Brief Supporting Federal Receivership at Rikers Island

Three Palestinian Students Shot in Vermont: Victim’s Sentiment Echoed in Community – ‘This Hideous Crime Did Not Happen in a Vacuum’

Why Does the U.S. Prosecute and Incarcerate Children as Adults?

Why Does the U.S. Prosecute and Incarcerate Children as Adults?

Package of Criminal Justice Reform Bills Awaits Governor’s Signature

Package of Criminal Justice Reform Bills Awaits Governor’s Signature

Report: African American Youths Five Times More Likely than Whites to Be Held

Report: African American Youths Five Times More Likely than Whites to Be Held

Court Watch: Statewide Reforms on Solitary Confinement and Bail

Court Watch: Statewide Reforms on Solitary Confinement and Bail

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