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  2. Decarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Decarceration includes overlapping reformist and abolitionist strategies, from "front door" options such as sentencing reform, decriminalization, diversion and mental health treatment to "back door" approaches, exemplified by parole reform and early release into re-entry programs, [5] amnesty for inmates convicted of non-violent offenses and imposition of prison capacity limits. [6]

  3. Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and ...

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    During the following years, the juvenile court's sole presiding judge and local authorities colluded in the arrest and incarceration of hundreds of children, some as young as seven years old, on various misdemeanor charges, including schoolyard fights, truancy and cursing.

  4. Incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Consideration of the sentencing effects on the defendant's children could help with the preservation of the parent-child relationship. A law passed in Oklahoma in 2014 requires judges to inquire if convicted individuals are single custodial parents, and if so, to authorize the mobility of important resources so the child's transition to ...

  5. Missouri Supreme Court upholds law allowing jailing of ...

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    The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the absences of the children at the center of the case “was not excused by any circumstance provided for” in state law.

  6. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    Youth counselors for YSI — those who work directly with juvenile inmates — earn about $10.50 an hour, or just under $22,000 per year, according to contract proposals from 2010. Because of frequent turnover and absences among staff, double shifts are common, adding additional stress to the job, former employees said.

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  8. Mother allegedly abandons children for years in 'deplorable ...

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    A Michigan mother was arrested on Friday for allegedly abandoning her children for several years, leaving them in deplorable conditions, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Department. The ...

  9. Recidivism - Wikipedia

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    Recidivism (/ r ɪ ˈ s ɪ d ɪ v ɪ z əm /; from Latin: recidivus 'recurring', derived from re-'again' and cadere 'to fall') is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it. Recidivism is also used to refer to the percentage of ...