Found 14 matches.
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Shut Down Sequel: Progress Report
Tags: Alabama | California | Michigan | Minnesota | Ohio | Oregon | Utah | Deinstitutionalization | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Privatization | Advocacy | NJJN Publications
Shut Down Sequel Progress Report, outlining progress made in our efforts to shut down Sequel facilities and advocate for systemic reforms. NJJN repeats its call for states to end ties with Sequel, but compel states to go further in implementing protections for kids by: 1) ending the use of for-profit facilities for youth, 2) banning the use of restraint, and 3) bringing youth home, prioritizing community-based care over harmful congregate care settings.
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Profile of Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Funding: Minnesota
Tags: Minnesota | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Partner Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
It has been a perennial struggle for Minnesota to allocate juvenile justice funds in the same equitable manner reflected in the JJAC’s membership. This challenge has become even more acute as federal investment in juvenile justice has declined. Nationally, since 2002, federal investments in the prevention and reduction of juvenile delinquency have decreased by 48%. The decrease in juvenile justice spending has been felt even more severely in Minnesota, with federal spending dropping off by 60% in the state over the past decade. *** Published by the Campaign of the National Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Coalition - Act 4 Juvenile Justice. www.act4jj.org
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Minnesota Establishes Work Group to Address Juvenile Justice System Goals, Juvenile Justice Work Group Report to the Minnesota Legislature
Tags: Minnesota | Evidence-Based Practices | Legislation
he Minnesota Legislature passed a law establishing a work group to discuss statewide goals for youth in the juvenile justice system, necessary services for youth in the juvenile justice system and their families, strategies for identifying and responding to the needs of youth in the system or at risk of entering it, and system changes needed in order to better respond to these needs. The legislation also instructs the work group to develop an implementation plan to achieve service delivery and meet outcome goals. The work group submitted its report in March 2014, calling for funding for evidence-based early intervention programs, improved mental health screenings in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and the creation of a state Office of Juvenile Justice to help implement the work group’s recommendations. S.F. 671/Act. No.86, signed into law May 23, 2013; effective August 1, 2013. Juvenile Justice Work Group Report to the Minnesota Legislature, March 2014.
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Minnesota Limits Public Access to Juvenile Court Records, H.F. 392
Tags: Minnesota | Legislation
Minnesota passed a law to prohibit direct public access to electronic juvenile court records except in cases where the prosecutor has filed a motion to transfer the youth to adult court; the prosecutor has requested that the proceeding be designated as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution (i.e., blended sentence); or the youth has been adjudicated for certain more serious drug or weapon offenses. Such records remain accessible to the public at individual county courthouses. H.F. 392/Act No. 2013-109, signed into law May 24, 2013; effective January 1, 2014.
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Minnesota Establishes Work Group to Address Juvenile Justice System Goals, S.F. 671
Tags: Minnesota | General System Reform | Evidence-Based Practices | Legislation
The Minnesota Legislature passed a law establishing a work group to discuss statewide goals for youth in the juvenile justice system, necessary services for youth in the juvenile justice system and their families, strategies for identifying and responding to the needs of youth in the system or at risk of entering it, and system changes needed in order to better respond to these needs. The legislation also instructs the work group to develop an implementation plan to achieve service delivery and meet outcome goals. The work group submitted its report in March 2014, calling for funding for evidence-based early intervention programs, improved mental health screenings in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and the creation of a state Office of Juvenile Justice to help implement the work group’s recommendations. S.F. 671/Act. No.86, signed into law May 23, 2013; effective August 1, 2013.
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Minnesota Supreme Court Grants Limited Expungement of Executive Branch Juvenile Records, In the Matter of the Welfare of J.J.P., No. A11-1146
Tags: Minnesota | Confidentiality | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Responding to an appeal from an individual with a juvenile record that created barriers to his educational and career pursuits, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that courts can expunge some parts of juvenile delinquency records that are held by the executive-branch agencies (e.g., the Department of Human Services and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension). However, the court limited expungement to the court order that adjudicated the youth delinquent. The youth’s arrest records, stays of adjudication, and adjudication petitions held by the executive branch are not expungeable. The court also articulated a new standard in its ruling, stating that “the petitioner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the benefit [of expungement] to the petitioner outweighs the detriment to the public and the burden on the court.” In the Matter of the Welfare of J.J.P., No. A11-1146, decided May 22, 2013.
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Common Ground: Lessons Learned from Five States that Reduced Juvenile Confinement by More than Half
Tags: Arizona | Connecticut | Louisiana | Minnesota | Tennessee | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Reports | Partner Publications
Report looks closely at five states that did the most to reduce their juvenile incarceration rates between 2001 and 2010-- Connecticut, Arizona, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Looks at the common factors driving their success, and makes recommendations to the field and other states.
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Minnesota Passes Safe Harbor Law Protecting Youth Victims of Sexual Exploitation, S.F. 1
Tags: Minnesota | Girls | Victims | Legislation
A Minnesota law provides that sexually exploited youth under the age of 16 cannot be detained as delinquent. It also establishes mandatory diversion of first-time offenders who are 16 or 17 years old and have been exploited through prostitution. The law increases penalties against “johns” and directs the Commissioner of Public Safety to create a victim-centered response to sexually exploited youth.
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Youth Charged as Adults in Minnesota May Be Held in Juvenile Detention Facilities, H.F. 229
Tags: Minnesota | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
Youth charged as adults in Minnesota may now be held in secure juvenile detention facilities, pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings against them. The change will help keep some youth out of adult facilities prior to a conviction or acquittal.
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Juvenile Justice System Decision Points Study, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, February 2010
Tags: Minnesota | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Reports
A Minnesota law aims to address racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system and mandates that a study group produce a plan to determine how to best collect data on race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and offenses in the juvenile justice system. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs submitted a report on behalf of the study group in February 2010 on strategies to improve Minnesota’s juvenile justice data collection and analysis.
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Minnesota Mandates Juvenile Justice Data Collection, Minnesota, H.F. 702
Tags: Minnesota | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Legislation
Addresses racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system.
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Minnesota Juvenile Justice Data Collection Bill Addresses Racial and Ethnic Disparities, H.F. 702
Tags: Minnesota | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Legislation
A Minnesota law aims to address racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system and mandates that a study group produce a plan to determine how to best collect data on race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and offenses in the juvenile justice system. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs submitted a report on behalf of the study group in February 2010 on strategies to improve Minnesota’s juvenile justice data collection and analysis.
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Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing: A Comparative Study in Three States, National Center for State Courts
Tags: Michigan | Minnesota | Virginia | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Reports
Report examining significantly different sentencing guidelines in three states: Virginia, where the guidelines are mandatory; Michigan, which offers some judicial discretion; and Minnesota, which has the most mandatory system of the three. The study concludes that regardless of the amount of judicial discretion, the guidelines result in consistent sentences that generally are not influenced by race and economic status. The study also notes the marked contrast of its findings to the inconsistent and discriminatory sentencing practices that were documented in each state before the implementation of the sentencing guidelines.
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The Back-Door to Prison: Waiver Reform,
Tags: Minnesota | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Article analyzing the implementation of Minnesota's Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution (EJJ) blended sentencing law in Minneapolis. It describes the legal framework for judicial waiver and EJJ decisions and briefly summarizes prior research on waiver practices. It also analyzes the cases of youth against whom prosecutors filed waiver and EJJ motions between 1995 and 1997.