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JJDPA Reauthorization Bill - Summary - December, 2014
Tags: Iowa | Rhode Island | National | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Status Offenses | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation | Reports | Partner Publications
ACT-4-JJ summarizes the content of a bill that would reauthorize the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), introduced by Sens. Whitehouse and Grassley on December 11, 2014.
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Press Release: JJDPA Reathorization Bill, December 2014
Tags: Iowa | Rhode Island | National | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Status Offenses | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation | Media | NJJN Publications
A joint press release from the National Juvenile Justice Network and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice regarding the December 11, 2014 re-introduction of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) by Sens. Whitehouse and Grassley.
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Rhode Island Training School Reduces Maximum Time Youth Can Be Confined in their Rooms
Tags: Rhode Island | Institutional Conditions | Reports
In response to a 2011 assessment of the Rhode Island Training School’s compliance with Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) standards for conditions of confinement, the Department of Children, Youth and Families amended its policy regarding the maximum time youth at the facility can be confined to their rooms. The maximum period was reduced from five to three days in order to comply with JDAI standards.
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Rhode Island Creates Commission to Study Impact of SORNA Implementation, S.R. 998
Tags: Rhode Island | Sex Offender Registries | Legislation
In response to strong pressure from advocates against legislation to comply with the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), the Rhode Island Senate passed a resolution creating a study commission to examine the constitutional and fiscal implications of implementing SORNA’s mandates. The commission was extended by another resolution in 2013. S.R. 2572, passed Senate June 12, 2012; S.R. 998, passed Senate June 18, 2013.
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South Carolina Prohibits Testimony from Lay Persons in Sex Offense Case, In matter of Thomas S., 402 S.C. 373, 741 S.E.2d 27 (2013)
Tags: Rhode Island | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the admission of testimony from two lay witnesses in a case involving a youth convicted of sex offenses. The lay witnesses had been allowed to testify as to whether the youth, upon release from the Department of Juvenile Justice, was dangerous and likely to reoffend, and should therefore be placed in a long-term secure facility for sexually violent predators. The court held that admission of such testimony from lay persons was prejudicial. In matter of Thomas S., 402 S.C. 373, 741 S.E.2d 27 (2013).
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Rhode Island Training School Expands Protections Against Use of Restraints on Pregnant Girls, Policy 1200.0832
Tags: Rhode Island | Girls | Shackling | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
The Department of Children, Youth and Families expanded an agency policy prohibiting the use of mechanical restraints on pregnant girls at the Rhode Island Training School. The new policy includes more detailed guidelines and new protections for pregnant and post-partum girls, requiring removal of restraints upon the request of medical personnel in emergency or urgent situations. When medical personnel request removal of restraints in non-urgent situations, Training School staff must seek guidance from a supervisor. The new policy requires that all girls be notified of the policy upon admission to the facility. The policy includes an exception allowing the use of restraints if a girl is determined to be a danger to herself or others, or poses a risk of flight that cannot be addressed by other means. Policy 1200.0832, October 2, 2012.
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Rhode Island Creates Commission to Study Impact of SORNA Implementation, S.R. 2572
Tags: Rhode Island | Sex Offender Registries | Legislation
In response to strong pressure from advocates against legislation to comply with the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), the Rhode Island Senate passed a resolution creating a study commission to examine the constitutional and fiscal implications of implementing SORNA’s mandates. The commission was extended by another resolution in 2013. S.R. 2572, passed Senate June 12, 2012; S.R. 998, passed Senate June 18, 2013.
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Rhode Island Prohibits Out-of-School Suspension for Truancy, H.B. 7287
Tags: Rhode Island | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Legislation
The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation that prohibits schools from using a student’s truancy or absenteeism as the sole basis for an out-of-school suspension. As a result of the law, Rhode Island schools reported 27 percent fewer out-of-school suspensions during the 2012-2013 school year, as compared with the previous year. H.B. 7287, signed into law and effective May 30, 2012.
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State v. Greenberg, Rhode Island Supreme Court
Tags: Rhode Island | Youth in the Adult System | Court Decisions and Related Documents
After a "jurisdictional quagmire" that arose in 2007 when the General Assembly passed an alleged money saving law to treat 17-year-olds as adults in criminal matters, the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that juveniles can only be referred to adult court after a probable cause hearing. While the law was repealed (after it became clear the presumptive cost savings were nonexistent), the repeal was not retroactive, which left about 500 youth who were charged as adults between July 1 and November 8, 2007. Unfortunately, cases for which final judgment entered are not subject to transfer, unless the convictions are vacated; those youth may, however, still seek post-conviction relief.
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Rhode Island Sets Limit on Juvenile Facility's Population, Rhode Island, H. 7204A/Chapter 9
Tags: Rhode Island | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
Sets a limit on the number of youth who may be housed at the Rhode Island Training School.
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RI Prosecutes 17-Year-Olds to Save Money, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Tags: Rhode Island | Youth in the Adult System | Media
Article about how Rhode Island passed a law to prosecute 17-year old youth offenders as adults in order to save money on juvenile services. Article discusses backlash to the law.
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Rhode Island Returns 17-Year-Olds to Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court, S. 1141B/ Chapter 532
Tags: Rhode Island | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
Just months after lowering the age of adult jurisdiction, the Rhode Island legislature restored 17 years olds to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
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Rhode Island Prohibits Zero Tolerance Policies in Public Schools, Rhode Island, S. 394/Chapter 407
Tags: Rhode Island | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Legislation
Mandates that discipline for any public school student who violates policy related to drugs, alcohol, or weapons must be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.