Found 17 matches.
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Toolkit: Facility Closure and Strategic Downsizing of Juvenile Justice Systems July 2018
Tags: Federal | Institutional Conditions | Youth in the Adult System | Correctional Education | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications
This Toolkit was prepared by the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) with additional support from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Many agencies across the country are closing facilities. CJCA members have been informally helping each other through this process and wanted to collect their experiences, resources and advice in one document. In addition to juvenile justice administrators and agency staff, the information here may be useful to legislators, court officers and administrators, leaders of related agencies (e.g., education, health), advocates, and others who may be engaged in the closure process and/or supporting youth and families. This guide is intended to help juvenile justice agencies responsibly and successfully close a facility and consider closure as a component of efforts to safely reduce the use of juvenile justice placement facilities. It also shows how best to manage those closures when they occur, as well as how to redirect facility operational funds to other parts of the system, such as community‐based diversion and/or aftercare services.
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NORCOR_DRO_Don't Look Around-A Window into Inhumane Conditions for Youth ...
Tags: Oregon | Deinstitutionalization | Detention | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Youth in the Adult System | Correctional Education | Reports | Research | Member Publications
The report shows the fact and statistics of youths being incarcerated in correctional facilities in Oregon. Due to the fact that a lot of facilities are not regulated, the safe and humane conditions for youth in such facilities have become a big concern. The lack of oversight and accountability has allowed Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR), for example, to neglect the basic mental health and social development needs of kids in custody. Disability Rights Oregon is calling for immediate implementation of the 2016 recommendation by the Oregon State Court Juvenile Justice Mental Health Task Force: that all child-serving systems commit to employing evidence-based, trauma-informed practices and that juvenile detention facilities be regulated and licensed.
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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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Improving Outcomes for Youth With Disabilities in Juvenile Corrections
Tags: Federal | National | Family and Youth Involvement | Positive Youth Development and Strengths-Based Programming | Correctional Education | Web-Based Tools
This toolkit includes evidence- and research-based practices, tools, and resources that educators, families, facilities, and community agencies can use to better support and improve the long-term outcomes for youth with disabilities in juvenile correctional facilities.
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CYPM in Brief: Improving Educational Outcomes for Crossover Youth, CJJR
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Correctional Education | Partner Publications
Children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems face challenges in achieving positive educational outcomes. This brief discusses relationships between childhood maltreatment, delinquency, and educational outcomes; a model to address educational outcomes and case examples.
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Improving Educational Opportunities for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Snapshot, NJJN
Tags: National | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Correctional Education | NJJN Publications
Summary of the barriers youth in the justice system face to accessing appropriate educational resources, and policy recommendations to overcome them.
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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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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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Just Learning: The Imperative to Transform Juvenile Justice Systems Into Effective Educational Systems - Executive Summary
Tags: National | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Correctional Education | Reports | Research
Exec. summary of Southern Education Foundation survey of the educational provisions of Southern youth justice facilities. The data shows that both state and local juvenile justice systems are failing profoundly in providing adequate, effective education in the South and the nation.
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Polk County School District Settlement Ensures Education for Children in County Jail
Tags: Florida | Detention | Correctional Education | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Southern Poverty Law Center reached a settlement with the Polk County School District to ensure that children detained at the county jail have their math and reading skills evaluated upon arrival and receive an appropriate education while detained. The complaint arose after a change in Florida law, driven by Polk County, that allows counties to hold children awaiting adjudication of delinquency charges in county jail instead of a Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility. County jails are not subject to DJJ standards or oversight. With this settlement, the school district agreed that DJJ educational standards will apply to youth in county jails, regardless of whether they are tried as juveniles or adults. The agreement also states that teachers assigned to the jail must obtain certification to teach special education classes, positive behavioral interventions and supports must be implemented in the classrooms, and the district must retain a transition coordinator to assist students as they return to school and/or transition to adulthood. Settlement agreement signed August 8, 2013.
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Arizona Expands Education Opportunities for Committed Youth, S.B. 1037/Act No. 354
Tags: Arizona | Institutional Conditions | Correctional Education | Legislation
The Arizona State Legislature amended state law to require an appropriate education plan for youth committed to the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) or who are supervised in the community. ADJC may assign a youth to a specific public or private educational program, if it is in the best interest of the youth and the community. S.B. 1037/Act No. 354, signed into law May 14, 2012; effective August 2, 2012.
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Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems, Peter Leone and Lois Weinberg, Georgetown Public Policy Institute's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Correctional Education | Reports
Report reviewing educational barriers encountered by youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
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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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Louisiana Law Helps Ensure Education of Youth in Juvenile Justice System
Tags: Louisiana | Institutional Conditions | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Correctional Education | Legislation
Louisiana now allows students who are expelled from school for offenses involving weapons or controlled substances to attend alternative education programs. Such students were previously excluded from these programs. Law also now requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish provisions for agreements between school authorities and education service providers that ensure the education of students who are adjudicated delinquent, adjudicated in need of service, placed in a juvenile facility, assigned to a community based-program, or suspended or expelled for weapons or controlled dangerous substance offenses. These rules and regulations must provide for academic, behavioral, and mental health interventions that focus on positive reinforcement, mentoring, experiential learning, employability, and success in the community. H.B. 1209/Act No. 831, signed into law and effective June 14, 2012.