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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

OH: Juvenile Justice

A report says because most carjackings are not solved, there's no reliable age profile of the people committing the crime. (Adobe Stock)
Report Discredits 'False' Stories of Youth-Led Crime Wave

New research found reports of skyrocketing youth crime are not only unfounded, but are also fueling calls for stricter punishments. Data from The …

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Ohio's daily youth prison population has fallen from 540 in February 2019 to 431 in February 2022. (Adobe Stock)
Report Finds Vast Undercount of True Juvenile-Detention Numbers

America locked up almost a quarter-million children in 2019, according to a new report called "Too Many Closed Doors" from the Sentencing Project…

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Poverty can be misconstrued as neglect. (Adobe Stock)
Evolution of Ohio's Children Services System, Part 2: The Present

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As policymakers and child-welfare leaders move to transform the foster-care system, advocates say there are misconceptions about …

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Resource officers in schools have not been shown to protect students against school shootings, according to The Sentencing Project report. (Adobe Stock)
Report: Rescue Plan Could Help OH Schools End Retributive Justice

CINCINNATI -- Ohio has received more than $4 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to go toward education, and a recent report from The Sentencing …

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Earlier this year, a Franklin County, Ohio, juvenile detention center struggled to contain a COVID-19 outbreak that involved at least 27 staff members and 14 youths. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Report: Black Youths Less Likely to be Released from Detention

AKRON, Ohio -- Across the country, the coronavirus has prompted juvenile-detention facilities to release kids at higher-than-usual rates. But a new …

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Fewer kids are housed in juvenile detention facilities as states cope with the coronavirus pandemic and also innovate through the use of community-based alternatives. (lenchenie-narkomanni/Pixabay)<br />
COVID-19 Could Mark a Turning Point for Juvenile Justice Reform

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The COVID-19 pandemic could mark a turning point for juvenile justice reform. A new survey of juvenile justice agencies in 30 …

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Nearly 5,000 Ohio females are incarcerated, one of the highest per-capita rates in the country for women, according to the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Courts Work to Lower Ohio's High Rate of Girls in Detention

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio ranks in the top eight states nationwide for the number of girls in youth detention facilities, and Cuyahoga County is now …

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Jeff Ruby believes just one positive connection in a kid's life can change their trajectory. (Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment)
The Power of One Connection: Changing the Trajectory for Foster Kids

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio-based restaurateur Jeff Ruby of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment has wined and dined celebrities and dignitaries alike…

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A new report says juvenile probation should utilize resources that support young people for the long term. (Pixabay)
Ohio Counties See Success in Positive Approaches to Juvenile Probation

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Innovative approaches to juvenile probation in Ohio are highlighted in a new report that examines ways to effectively …

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Research shows community-based alternatives to detention for nonviolent juvenile offenders can result in better outcomes. (Pixabay).
Alternatives to Youth Detention: Success Highlighted in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Putting children who get into trouble on the right path can be challenging, and a newer approach to the problem is seeing …

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The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative has contributed to a nearly 30 percent reduction in youth detention admissions across eight Ohio counties. (Pixabay)
National Model Inspires Juvenile Detention Reform in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Inspired by a national model, the Buckeye State is making strides in revamping its approach to juvenile detention. In 2010…

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A report says that, often, the only factor a parole board considers is a person's original crime, rather than his or her age or rehabilitation efforts. (Pixabay)
False Hope: Report Examines Youth Parole Releases

COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Supreme Court rulings have made people who were sentenced to life without parole as juveniles eligible for release from prison…

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