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"We can’t figuratively handcuff our guards when they are trying literally to handcuff dangerous felons." More: 'Staffing crisis' at Lincoln Hills means youth confined to cells for long stretches ...
The 1980 reauthorization legislation added the "valid court order" exception to the DSO requirement and also enacted the jail removal requirement, [5] in response to research on the negative outcomes for youth incarcerated in adult facilities, including high suicide rates; frequent physical, mental, and sexual assault by adult inmates and staff ...
Youth services is a field of practices within the social services sector in North America.Defined as "programs, activities, and services aimed at providing a range of opportunities for school-aged children, including mentoring, recreation, education, training, community service, or supervision in a safe environment," [1] youth services are a comprehensive series of strategies, activities ...
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has awarded more than $175 million in scholarship assistance to nearly 2,300 high school and college students. Cooke College Scholars and Undergraduate Transfer Scholars can receive up to $40,000 annually to cover tuition, living expenses, books and fees. In addition, the students who hold these scholarships are e
New York will redirect some portion of the NYPD budget to other initiatives in the wake of massive George Floyd demonstrations, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday.The mayor did not indicate ...
Homeless youth can't access their own medical care without parental consent, under Wisconsin law. A new bill aims to change that. Wisconsin youth can't seek health care without parental consent.
The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP, or Working Group) is a group within the executive branch of the U.S. government, and is responsible for promoting healthy outcomes for all youth, including disconnected youth and youth who are at-risk. The Working Group also engages with national, state, local and tribal agencies and ...
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA, originally the Runaway Youth Act) is a US law originally passed in 1974 as Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. [ 1 ] : 3 The bill sets the federal definition of homeless youth, and forms the basis for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, administered by the Family and ...