Found 62 matches.
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Unsealed Fate: The Unintended Consequences of Inadequate Safeguarding of Juvenile Records in Maine
Tags: Maine | Aftercare/Reentry | Collateral Consequences | Crime Data and Statistics | Life Without Parole and Parole Issues | Status Offenses | Evidence-Based Practices | Research | Partner Publications
Research into the impact of juvenile records show authors conducted focus groups, interviews and surveys of youth and adults with juvenile records, family members, juvenile justice practitioners, and key stakeholders and found that individuals with juvenile records face barriers in applying for jobs and professional licenses, enrolling in the military, accessing housing and securing other financial supports.
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A stolen cellphone, then an odyssey through Maryland's juvenile justice system
Tags: Maryland | Aftercare/Reentry | Brain and Adolescent Development | Collateral Consequences | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Detention | Family and Youth Involvement | Institutional Conditions | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Prevention | Victims | Restorative Justice | Correctional Education | Media | Reports
A thirteen year old boy was with a group of boys who had stolen a cell phone. The counsellors and attorney argued that restorative action be administered as a best outcome. The Judge disagreed and ordered a 90 day term in a juvenile detention.
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Reducing Recidivism for Justice-Involved Youth
Tags: Federal | National | Aftercare/Reentry | General System Reform | Risk Assessment and Screening | Correctional Education | Reports | Web-Based Tools
New guides and resources to help justice-involved youth transition back to traditional school settings. Includes a guide written for incarcerated youth; a newly updated transition toolkit and resource guide for practitioners in juvenile justice facilities.
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State and Federal Policy: Incarcerated youth
Tags: Federal | National | Aftercare/Reentry | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Partner Publications
Racial disparities among youth and barriers to education leads to improvements needed for policy reform surrounding academic outcomes.
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The Harms of Juvenile Detention
Tags: Federal | Aftercare/Reentry | General System Reform | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Reports | Research | Partner Publications
This infographic outlines the harms of juvenile detention on youth. Increased involvement in the justice system causes lack of access to education and poor mental health outcomes for youth.
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People Are More Important Than Buildings
Tags: Connecticut | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Member Publications | Fact Sheets and Briefs
This article addresses the issues of incarceration of youth in facilities that are very expensive and ineffective in dealing with youth who break the law. "People Are More Important Than Buildings", discusses steps Connecticut could and should take to hold our youth accountable while still treating them with dignity and respect.
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For One Memphis Baker, Juvenile Justice Is Part of the Recipe
Tags: Tennessee | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | General System Reform | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Media
Profile of Lauren Wilson Young, recipient of the 2016 Award for Leadership in Juvenile Justice Reform from NJJN and JustCity.
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Electronic Monitoring Is Not the Answer: Critical reflections on a flawed alternative
Tags: Illinois | National | Aftercare/Reentry | General System Reform | Reports
This report offers a critical assessment of electronic monitoring (EM) in the criminal justice system. The report rejects any simplistic rush to deploy electronic monitors as an alternative to incarceration. Instead, the document sets out two critical conditions for EM to be a genuine alternative: (1) it must be used instead of incarceration in prison or jail, not as an additional condition of parole, probation, or pre-trial release; (2) it must be implemented with an alternative mindset that rejects the punitive philosophy that has dominated criminal justice since the rise of mass incarceration.
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Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | General System Reform | Institutional Conditions | Reports | Research
This report from the Council of State Governments analyzes survey results of state educational and vocational services for youth and makes recommendations for further improvement of those services.
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Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation 2011-2015
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Deinstitutionalization | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Reports
National Conference of State Legislatures tracks trends in state legislation of youth justice reform for 2011-2015. Specific trends have emerged to: Restore jurisdiction to the juvenile court, divert youth from the system, reform detention, shift resources from incarceration to community-based alternatives, provide strong public defense for youth, address racial and ethnic disparities in justice systems, respond more effectively to the mental health needs of young offenders, and improve re-entry and aftercare programs for youth.
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Snapshot: Using Re-Entry Thinking to Guide Placement Decisions
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | NJJN Publications
It’s never too early to begin thinking about re-entry. Focusing on helping youth to successfully re-enter the community starting from the time they first become involved in the juvenile justice system, or a “think exit at entry” philosophy, can help to positively guide juvenile justice decisions every step of the way. This snapshot shares some examples of how re-entry thinking can benefit youth.
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Snapshot: Using Re-Entry Thinking to Guide Placement Decisions
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | NJJN Publications
It's never too early to begin thinking about re-entry. Focusing on helping youth to successfully re-enter the community starting from the time they first become involved in the juvenile justice system, or a "think exit at entry" philosophy, can help to positively guide juvenile justice decisions every step of the way. This snapshot shares some examples of how re-entry thinking can benefit youth.
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Snapshot: Using Re-Entry Thinking to Guide Placement Decisions
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | General System Reform | NJJN Publications
It's never too early to begin thinking about re-entry. Focusing on helping youth to successfully re-enter the community starting from the time they first become involved in the juvenile justice system, or a "think exit at entry" philosophy, can help to positively guide juvenile justice decisions every step of the way. This snapshot shares some examples of how re-entry thinking can benefit youth.
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An IEP for the Juvenile Justice System: Incorporating Special Education Law Throughout the Delinquency Process
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Institutional Conditions | Correctional Education | Research
In correctional institutions, the number of youth with special education needs is nearly three times the national average of all school-aged children identified as having a disability. This article encourages and attempts to demystify the use of special education law and its “byproducts” (e.g., Individual Education Programs and Independent Education Evaluations) throughout the delinquency process.
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Class Action Litigation Involving Special Education Claims for Youth in Juvenile and Adult Correctional Facilities
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Institutional Conditions | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Correctional Education | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Reports
This document from the National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice lists class action litigation that has been undertaken regarding special education for youth and adults in the justice system.
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Core Principles for Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Research
This white paper was written to guide leaders across all branches of government; juvenile justice system administrators, managers, and front-line staff; and researchers, advocates, and other stakeholders on how to better leverage existing research and resources to facilitate system improvements that reduce recidivism and improve other outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The focus of the white paper is to promote what works to support successful reentry for youth who are under juvenile justice system supervision.
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How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here?
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Institutional Conditions | Correctional Education | Research
More than 2 million adults are incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and each year more than 700,000 leave federal and state prisons and return to communities. Unfortunately, within three years, 40 percent will be reincarcerated. One reason for this is that ex-offenders lack the knowledge, training, and skills to support a successful return to communities. The RAND team conducted a systematic review of correctional education programs for incarcerated adults and juveniles. The study included a nationwide survey of state correctional education directors to understand how correctional education is provided today and the recession's impact.
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Recommendations to Improve Correctional and Reentry Education for Young People
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Brain and Adolescent Development | Institutional Conditions | Correctional Education | Reports | Partner Publications
The Juvenile Law Center offers these policy recommendations to improve education for youth in confinement and recently exiting confinement.
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Highlights from Pathways to Desistance: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Adolescent Offenders
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Brain and Adolescent Development | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Deinstitutionalization | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Evidence-Based Practices | Reports | Research
The Pathways to Desistance Study is a large collaborative multidisciplinary project that is following 1,354 serious juvenile offenders age 14-18 for 7 years after their conviction. The primary findings of the study to date deal with the decrease in self-reported offending over time by most serious adolescent offenders, the relative inefficacy of longer juvenile incarcerations in decreasing recidivism, the effectiveness of community-based supervision, and the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment in reducing both substance use and offending.
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California Ensures Reenrollment Rights for Youth Returning from Juvenile Justice Facilities
Tags: California | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Legislation
Assembly Bill 2276 requires a pupil who has had contact with the juvenile justice system to be immediately enrolled in a public school. The legislation also has several mechanisms to facilitate the successful transition of these youth into the public schools. It requires the county office of education and county probation department to develop joint transition planning policies on issues such as improving communication regarding the release dates and educational needs of juvenile justice involved youth, coordinating the immediate school placement and enrollment of these youth, and ensuring probation officers have the information that they need to support the youths’ return to public school. Additionally, subject to funding, it requires the convening of a statewide group to study successful county programs and develop model policies relating to the prompt transfer of education records and credits and the immediate enrollment of students transferred from juvenile justice schools. Assembly Bill 2276 was authored by Assembly Member Raul Bocanegra and signed into law on September 30, 2014.
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Nebraska Legislative Bill 561
Tags: Nebraska | Aftercare/Reentry | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Status Offenses | Legislation
Nebraska's L.B. 561, a comprehensive youth justice reform bill.
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Illinois Expands Aftercare for Youth in Department of Justice Custody, S.B. 1192
Tags: Illinois | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
The Illinois General Assembly expanded aftercare release for youth, allowing all youth committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to be eligible for aftercare, regardless of the length of time he or she has been confined or whether the youth has served a minimum term. Additionally, the law states that youth under aftercare release must be supervised by DJJ; prior to the law, aftercare was not available statewide and was supervised by the Department of Corrections, rather than DJJ. S.B. 1192/Act No. 98-0558, signed into law August 27, 2013; effective January 1, 2014.
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Oklahoma Emphasizes Individualized Treatment for Youth, S.B. 679
Tags: Oklahoma | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Legislation
The Oklahoma State Legislature passed a law emphasizing individualized treatment and best practices for youth rehabilitation and reentry. The law also expands the definition of community-based facilities to cover 24-hour emergency living accommodations for youth in crisis (including those involved with law enforcement or the courts). These accommodations may provide care, education, mental health services, and other services to address trauma and aid in the transition to permanent placement. S.B. 679/Act No. 404, signed into law May 31, 2013; effective November 1, 2013.
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Department of Juvenile Services Must Report on Implementation of Graduated Response System
Tags: Maryland | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
The Maryland legislature passed a requirement that the Department of Juvenile Services report to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and the House Judiciary Committee on the implementation of a system of graduated responses for children under the jurisdiction of the Department. S.B. 536/Act No. 496, signed into law May 16, 2013; effective October 1, 2013.
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Raised on the Registry: The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Family and Youth Involvement | Sex Offender Registries | Reports | Research
This Human Rights Watch report challenges the view that registration laws and related restrictions are an appropriate response to sex offenses committed by children. The report shows that such measures amount to continuing punishment for youth who commit sex offenses and in fact have a neutral or even negative effect on public safety by overburdening law enforcement with monitoring large numbers of people, undifferentiated by their dangerousness.
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Virginia Facilitates Reentry for Older Dual-Jurisdiction Youth, S.B. 863
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
Older youth in Virginia who were wards of the child welfare system prior to being committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) are now eligible for independent living services upon release from DJJ. Ninety days prior to release, youth aged 18 to 21 are eligible to receive information on available independent living services and the court must work with the Department of Social Services to develop a plan to help the youth transition successfully to independent living. The law explicitly requires DJJ and DSS to work collaboratively to ensure communication regarding services and facilitate transition planning. S.B. 863/Act No. 362, signed into law March 14, 2013; effective July 1, 2013.
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OJJDP Juvenile Justice Bulletin - The Northwestern Juvenile Project: Overview
Tags: Federal | Illinois | Aftercare/Reentry | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Research
This bulletin reviews the Northwestern Juvenile Project, the first large-scale, prospective longitudinal study of drug, alcohol, and psychiatric disorders in a diverse sample of juvenile detainees from Cook County, IL.
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Prisoner Reentry Services: What Worked for SVORI Evaluation Participants?
Tags: Federal | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
A new report from RTI International presenting data collected from a multi-site evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) shows that reentry programs could decrease recidivism.
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OJJDP Factsheet: Juvenile Delinquency Probation, 2008
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Based on the 2008 Juvenile Court Statistics Report, this OJJDP facthseet highlights the recent surge in court-ordered probation for juveniles.
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Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Juvenile Reentry Improvement Report
Tags: Illinois | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
After studying ways to increase the likelihood that young offenders will succeed after their release from state youth prisons, the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission issued a report that said the state's juvenile reentry system is broken but not beyond repair.
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Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Youth Reentry Improvement Report, November 2011
Tags: Illinois | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission issued a report in November 2011 (pursuant to S.B. 1725 from 2009) based on observations of 237 parole board hearings and review of the records of 386 youth whose parole was revoked between December 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010. The report notes several problems with the current system, and recommends that: members of the parole board receive training in juvenile-specific topics; specific criteria be used to determine whether youth should be released, and that youth receive their decisions in writing; the parole board establish criteria that ensure youth are reviewed for release more often than once a year, and that youth can request such a hearing; and youth on parole be supervised by "aftercare specialists" trained to help them obtain schooling, treatment, and employment.
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Michigan Youth Reentry Model: Building a Reentry Framework for Youth, Families and Communities, Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency, September 2011
Tags: Michigan | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
The Michigan Youth Reentry Initiative provides a multi-dimensional framework designed to stop the cycle of crime among Michigan's youngest offenders and prepare them for successful transitions into adulthood. The model is based on the successful Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative, which serves adults. The three-phase, seven-point youth model describes how stakeholders can collaborate to deliver an evidence-based risk-reduction framework in courts, residential facilities, and communities.
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Illinois Broadens Options for Youth Facing Parole Revocation, H.B. 5914
Tags: Illinois | Aftercare/Reentry | Life Without Parole and Parole Issues | Legislation
Youth found to have violated parole in Illinois have broader options: such youth may be continued under the existing term of parole, with or without modification; may be placed in a group home or residential facility; or may be recommitted. The law also instructs the Juvenile Justice Commission to develop recommendations regarding due process protections during release decision-making processes, including parole and parole revocation proceedings.
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Connecticut Works to Streamline Reentry to School, H.B. 6325
Tags: Connecticut | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
Connecticut law now allows a student to re-enroll in his or her old school district after being sent to a juvenile detention center, the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, or another residential placement for committing an offense for which the student could be expelled from school. Before the student is discharged from detention, educational providers must assess the schoolwork he or she completed while incarcerated and determine how much academic credit to assign to it; credits must be accepted by the school to which the student returns.
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Florida Addresses Need for Transition to Adulthood Services, S.B. 404
Tags: Florida | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
Finding that “older youth are faced with the need to learn how to support themselves within legal means and overcome the stigma of being delinquent,” the Florida Legislature passed a law making justice-involved youth in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services eligible for transition-to-adulthood services. The law requires transition services to be part of an overall plan leading to independence and states that an adjudication of delinquency must not on its own disqualify foster youth from receiving services
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National Reentry Resource Center
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Web-Based Tools
Web resource created by the Office of Justice Programs and the Council of State Governments Justice Center to provide training and technical assistance to states, localities, and tribes to develop evidence-based reentry programs for adults and juveniles.
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Incarcerated Mississippi Youth No Longer Forced into Alternative Schools After Release, H.B. 1178
Tags: Mississippi | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
School districts in Mississippi are no longer required to place youth returning from an out-of-home placement into an alternative school. School districts must individually assess transitioning youth using a strengths and needs assessment that includes a determination of the youth's academic strengths and deficiencies. The individual assessment must also include a plan for transitioning the youth to a regular education setting at the earliest possible date.
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Models for Change - Probation Review Guidebook
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
This Models for Change Guidebook presents a framework for reviewing the policies and procedures of a probation department to ensure it is working efficiently and effectively. Based on the probation review work undertaken in Jefferson Parish, LA as part of the work in the four core states associated with Models for Change: Systems Reform in Juvenile Justice and in Los Angeles County, CA under a Child Welfare League of America contract with the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller's Office.
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Re-entry Project for Offenders with Special Needs: Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011, Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative
Tags: Michigan | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
The Michigan Youth Reentry Initiative provides a multi-dimensional framework designed to stop the cycle of crime among Michigan's youngest offenders and prepare them for successful transitions into adulthood. The model is based on the successful Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative, which serves adults. The three-phase, seven-point youth model describes how stakeholders can collaborate to deliver an evidence-based risk-reduction framework in courts, residential facilities, and communities.
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Youth Reentry/Aftercare
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Offers recommendations on how to better approach reentry and aftercare for youth placed out of the home.
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Youth Reentry/Aftercare, National Juvenile Justice Network Policy Platform
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports | NJJN Publications
In this policy platform, the National Juvenile Justice Network offers recommendations on how to better approach reentry and aftercare for youth placed out of the home.
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Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Studies Reentry Issues, S.B. 1725
Tags: Illinois | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
Legislation in 2009 directed the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission to study youth who are released from state custody but later returned for parole violations. The goal of the work is to reduce recidivism by youth and improve the safety of their home communities. The commission issued a report in November 2011.
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Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement, Youth Reentry Task Force of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition
Tags: Federal | Aftercare/Reentry | Correctional Education | Reports
Brief outlining the concept of reentry services in theory and practice, offering a review of federal policy previously enacted to support reentry, suggesting opportunities for improvements in public policy, and reviewing promising initiatives.
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Graduated Sanctions Order and Policy, Sedgwick County, Kansas, August 2009
Tags: Kansas | Aftercare/Reentry | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
To reduce the number of youth entering detention for violating the terms of their probation, Sedgwick County developed a system of graduated sanctions and incentives in August 2009. The system equips probation officers with greater options to reward positive behavior and hold youth accountable for negative behavior without resorting to incarceration.
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Connecticut Schools Must Allow Students Leaving Facilities to Return to School, H.B. 6567
Tags: Connecticut | Aftercare/Reentry | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Legislation
Law states that if a student who committed an expellable offense seeks to return to school after having been in a juvenile facility or residential placement for one year or more, the district to which the student is returning must allow him or her to return, and may not expel the student for additional time for the original offense. The law prohibits schools from holding an expulsion in abeyance and then enforcing the expulsion when a student attempts to return after a year-long residential placement.
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Committed Texas Youth to Be Assessed for Health Care Eligibility Before Release, H.B. 1630
Tags: Texas | Aftercare/Reentry | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Legislation
Texas law now provides for a memorandum of understanding between state secure facilities and local juvenile probation departments to ensure that each committed youth is assessed for eligibility for state- or federal-funded health coverage before the youth’s release from placement, detention, or commitment. Previously, Texas removed youth from Medicaid- or state-funded health programs upon commitment to a facility and required the youth to reapply upon release. The new law will help streamline the process for re-enrollment and ensure that more youth have immediate health coverage upon release from a facility.
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Local Texas Juvenile Probation Departments Must Report Annually to Governor and Legislature, S.B. 1374
Tags: Texas | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
The Texas Legislature requires that local juvenile probation departments report annually to the governor and legislature on their operations and the condition of juvenile probation services in the state during the previous year. The report must include an evaluation of the effectiveness of community-based programs, and information comparing the cost of a youth participating in a juvenile probation services program with the costs of committing the youth to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
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Indiana Provides for Suspension, Rather than Termination, of Medicaid for Incarcerated Youth, H.B. 1536
Tags: Indiana | Aftercare/Reentry | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Legislation
Prior to the passage of a new law in Indiana, the Division of Family Resources terminated Medicaid eligibility for all youth adjudicated delinquent and placed in confinement, delaying receipt of health services for youth upon reentry. Under the new law, the Division of Family Resources must suspend—not terminate—their Medicaid eligibility during the first six months of confinement, allowing for quicker and easier reenrollment after release.
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North Dakota Improves Services for Transition-Aged Youth, H.B. 1044
Tags: North Dakota | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Legislation
Legislation now requires the North Dakota Department of Human Services to use a wraparound planning process to develop a program for services to transition-aged youth at risk. The legislation applies to youth who have been involved in the juvenile justice or foster care systems, youth with serious mental illness or serious disability, and youth with suicidal tendencies.
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Back to School: Educational Guide for Youth Coming Back from Detention or Custodial Placements, New York Juvenile Justice Coalition
Tags: New York | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Hands-on brochure containing guidelines and suggestions for youth returning to New York City Public Schools from detention or custody.
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Indiana Coordinates Reentry Services, Indiana, S.B. 84
Tags: Indiana | Aftercare/Reentry | Legislation
Establishes a Juvenile Reentry Court, which will offer a menu of reintegration services that may be required of any juvenile upon release.
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Oklahoma Plans for Individual Rehabilitative Needs, Oklahoma, S.B. 1799
Tags: Oklahoma | Aftercare/Reentry | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
Requires the Office of Juvenile Affairs to establish a rehabilitative plan for each youthful offender.
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Service Coordination Strengthens Youth Reentry, National Collaboration for Youth and NJJN
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports | NJJN Publications
Policy brief focusing on the importance of service coordination among public and private agencies to provide an aftercare or reentry system that addresses the multiple needs of incarcerated youth. The brief explores federal and state policy initiatives to encourage coordination, addresses the issue of information sharing and juvenile confidentiality, and highlights local programs that are notable for their public and private partnerships.
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Virginia Creates Transition Plan for Incarcerated Juveniles, Virginia, H2245
Tags: Virginia | Aftercare/Reentry | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Legislation
Requires the Board of Juvenile Justice to consult with the Board of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to create regulations for the planning of mental health, substance abuse and other treatment services for youth returning from corrections or detention.
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Stop the Revolving Door: Giving Communities and Youth the Tools to Overcome Recidivism, Recommendations on Juvenile Reentry in New York City, Youth Justice Board
Tags: New York | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Report detailing the principles that should guide reentry efforts in New York City (early planning, individual treatment, and coordination) and ideas to help prevent recidivism among reentry youth (motivation to succeed, getting in school and staying in school, stronger relationships between family and youth, and improvements in the reentry process).
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A Summary of Best Practices in School Reentry of Incarcerated Youth Returning Home, JustChildren, Legal Aid Justice Center
Tags: Virginia | Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Memorandum analyzing national school re-enrollment research and identifying four characteristics of best practices for school reentry: (1) clear roles and responsibilities between different agencies and the community; (2) youth and family involvement in the reentry process; (3) speedy placement into school immediately following release; and (4) appropriate placement individualized for each student.
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Desktop Guide to Reentry for Juvenile Confinement Facilities, National Partnership for Juvenile Services
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Paper offering an overview of the history, theory, and practice of juvenile reentry systems with each chapter addressing one or more aspects of reentry and how each applies to the challenges of the juvenile justice system. These guidelines are a bridge to practical implementations at the community, court, and family levels. The goal of the paper is to expand the juvenile justice discussion about juvenile reentry, particularly the need for confinement facilities to change the way they do business and include a reentry focus.
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An Empirical Portrait of the Youth Reentry Population, Howard N. Snyder, National Center for Juvenile Justice
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Article adding an empirical foundation to the discussion of youth reentry by highlighting basic conceptual issues involved in defining the youth reentry population and presenting from available data estimates of the magnitude and characteristics of those youth who reenter society from secure confinement. The article also discusses the need to provide reentry services to more youth than those released from secure confinement (e.g., foster care) and concludes that the justice system cannot rely on others to provide the needed services.
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The Dimensions, Pathways, and Consequences of Youth Reentry, Daniel P. Mears and Jeremy Travis, Urban Institute Justice Policy Center
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Paper defining youth reentry and the scope of the problem, and describing the implications of a youth development perspective for understanding and examining youth reentry. The paper also focuses on the experience of youth reentry, challenges to successful reintegration of youth into communities, and strategies for improving youth reentry in ways that address the diverse and unique developmental needs of young people. It concludes by sketching several policy and research recommendations.
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Aftercare Services, Juvenile Justice Practice Series, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Bulletin describing how aftercare can address some of the problems that exist in the juvenile justice system, reviewing relevant research, examining aftercare as it relates to system change, and identifying promising aftercare programs.
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Juvenile Aftercare Services, In Summary, National Center for Juvenile Justice
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Reports
Summary outlining juvenile reentry and aftercare research papers focused on the Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP) model, other juvenile aftercare models, aftercare program evaluations and aftercare program descriptions.
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Improving Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities in Juvenile Corrections
Tags: Federal | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | General System Reform | Institutional Conditions | Fact Sheets and Briefs
A toolkit that speaks to how to better support and improve the long-term outcomes for youth with disabilities in juvenile correctional facilities.