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Youth Services Insider

6/25/2018

In Another Big Year for “Raise the Age” Laws, One State Now Considers All Teens as Juveniles

John Kelly

The number of states where youth younger than 18 are deemed to be adults in the eyes of the law is now down to four. And the number of states where the juvenile age extends beyond 18 is now up to one.

Rikers Island

6/14/2018

New York City Detention Staff Shortage Threatens Raise the Age Timeline

Guest Writer

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing a major challenge to his overhaul of the city’s juvenile justice system. As he prepares to move dozens of teen inmates out of the infamous adult prison on Rikers Island, he’s rushing to recruit hundreds of new juvenile counselors to address understaffing while fighting a lawsuit from the corrections officers asked to temporarily fill in.

6/12/2018

Michigan Juvenile Justice Reforms, Delayed by Larry Nassar Bills, Could Move in Fall

Guest Writer

In a sad twist of irony, Michigan legislators and advocates hoping to improve the state’s juvenile justice system ran out of time this year because of how long it took to address one of the biggest child abuse scandals in American history.

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