Thirty-eight organizations and 40 individuals have signed onto a letter to Florida Department of Education Interim Commissioner Jacob Oliva expressing concerns over the state’s decision to drop out of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey designed to assess youth risk behavior and to inform public health policies. The […]
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VFW Names 2022 National Youth Scholarship Winners
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tonight, during the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) virtual Parade of Winners, the organization proudly presented more than $211,000 in scholarships and awards as it named the national winners of its 2022 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. For the the second year […]
Alabama Governor Signs Ban on Transition Care for Transgender Youth
Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama signed legislation on Friday that prevents medical professionals from providing care that aids transgender young people in transitioning, adopting some of the country’s most restrictive measures and threatening doctors and nurses with up to 10 years in prison. Ms. Ivey, a Republican, also approved legislation […]
Youth Criminal Justice Gets ‘Community Review’ in Minnesota
Ramsey County is piloting a program focused on equity, restoration and rehabilitation instead of criminal records. Since before John Choi became Minnesota’s Ramsey County Attorney in 2011 — back when he was a city attorney for St. Paul, the county seat — he’s been thinking critically about the criminal justice […]
NJ court ruling limits long prison sentences for youth crimes
In a momentous policy change this month, New Jersey quietly spread hope to inmates serving lengthy sentences for crimes they committed as juveniles that they could be released from prison sooner than expected. But unlike many of their peer states, New Jersey’s shift to reduce the amount of time juvenile offenders must stay behind bars […]