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New York Limits Access to Parents’ Names on Child Abuse And Neglect Registry

April 3, 2020 Michael Fitzgerald, New York Editor, The Chronicle of Social Change 0

Tucked into a budget bill signed by the New York governor Friday is new relief for parents accused of child neglect – the result of a hard-fought three-year battle to limit parents’ exposure on a […]

California’s Plan to Raise the Age of Its Youth Justice System Heads to the Legislature

January 29, 2020 Jeremy Loudenback, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

A plan to expand California’s youth justice system to include 18- and 19-year-olds is heading to the state legislature. State Senator Nancy Skinner (D) is advancing Senate Bill (SB) 889, which would expand the jurisdiction […]

The ‘20s and Youth Services: A Guess at What Comes Next

January 3, 2020 John Kelly, Editor in Chief, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

The last calendar year of the ‘10s has come and gone, and the fields of child welfare and juvenile justice move on to a new decade. For the past two weeks, The Chronicle has counted down […]

New York City Council Pushes De Blasio Admin: What’s the Plan for Troubled Youth Detention Centers?

December 3, 2019 Michael Fitzgerald, New York Editor, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

New York City Council confronted Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration today on a steady increase in the use of force in two youth detention facilities. “We all agree there’s a problem, the numbers lay that […]

Michigan Raises the Age, Includes 17-Year-Olds in Juvenile Justice System

October 31, 2019 John Kelly, Editor in Chief, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

Michigan, one of the last four states to consider all 17-year-olds to be adults in the eyes of the law, will soon raise its age of jurisdiction to 18. “Today I signed the bipartisan “Raise […]

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Exclusive: New York City’s Top Juvenile Justice Official Steps Down, Will Replace Jails Critic on Oversight Board

October 17, 2019 Michael Fitzgerald, New York Editor, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s point person overseeing the rollout of the juvenile justice reform known as “Raise the Age” will leave his post this month to join the staff of a major […]

New York’s Top Child Welfare Senator Previews Next Legislative Session

October 16, 2019 Michael Fitzgerald, New York Editor, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

The New York State legislature passed a raft of historic child welfare bills this year. All of them aimed to strengthen birth family ties: one bill would open access to original birth certificates for adoptees; […]

New York Officials, Advocates Praise Early Progress For Cuomo’s Youth Justice Overhaul

September 20, 2019 Devon Magliozzi Comments Off

Nearly a year after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Raise the Age legislation moving 16- and 17-year-olds out of the adult justice system, state government officials and youth advocates say conditions are significantly improving […]

Cuomo Administration’s New Solitary Rules Might Keep New York Minors in Isolation

September 9, 2019 Michael Fitzgerald, New York Editor, The Chronicle of Social Change Comments Off

New York state officials have proposed rules limiting the use of solitary confinement for all inmates, but child advocates say they won’t prevent 16- and 17-year-olds from being isolated in cells for 18 to 22 […]