Yoga Is The New Rec Yard
Oct 30th, 2008 · Juvenile detention centers around the country are offering yoga as a form of rehabilitation for inmates. Youth Radio's Ankitha Bharadwaj reports that yoga is the new recreation yard.
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San Francisco Admits To Shielding Immigrant Felons
Jul 4th, 2008 · San Francisco prides itself on being a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. City officials do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. But the policy has come under fire after revelations that city officials have been shielding illegal immigrant juvenile felons from federal immigration authorities. Mayor Gavin Newsom says the city will stop the practice.
Painful Decisions in Juvenile Court ***
Jun 6th, 2008 · Cindy Lederman has been a judge for 15 years in Miami Dade's Juvenile Court. She describes it as the most painful job she's ever had. She still loses sleep worrying she may have made the wrong decision in a case. In this essay, she illustrates a day in her life with the stories of three children.
Soldier Killed in Iraq Found Family in Army
Mar 29th, 2008 · Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Suzch spent time in foster care and juvenile detention in Bucks County, Penn., before enlisting in the Army. The 14-year veteran chose to return to Iraq for a third tour of duty. He was killed by a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad earlier this month.
Crisis-Prone Texas Juvenile Facilities Look to Reform
Oct 31st, 2007 · The Texas Youth Commission is in what one national researcher has called "the most spectacular collapse of a juvenile corrections system in this country's history." Texas is looking to Missouri to try to reform its youth detention facilities.
Missouri Sees Teen Offenders as Kids, Not Inmates **
Oct 30th, 2007 · In Missouri, juvenile offenders live in college-style dorm rooms, take classes and join in group therapy. It's part of an innovative approach toward teen offenders that focuses on rehabilitation, and the results are paying off.
Pennsylvania Man Revives Sasquatch Debate ****
Oct 29th, 2007 · A Pennsylvania hunter captures images of a mysterious furry creature. He says it was unlike anything he'd seen. So he submitted the photos to the Bigfoot Research Organization, which agreed it could be a juvenile Bigfoot. More likely, says the states game commission: a bear with mange.
Report Compares Teen Sentencing Around World *
Oct 17th, 2007 · A report released Wednesday by the Equal Justice Initiative covers juveniles put in prison for life, without parole. The U.S. is the only country known to condemn 13- and 14-year-olds to imprisonment until death.
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