Best Practices Archives - Juvenile In Justice

Posted by Katy McCarthy
A Mother’s Plea: Stop Solitary Confinement of Children
Via ACLU: In 2005, Vicky Gunderson’s 17-year-old son, Kirk (pictured above), committed suicide while in solitary confinement in...
June 18, 2013
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Posted by Katy McCarthy
More than Decoration: Art in Juvenile Prisons
A youth prison in Maryland where many of the cells, referred to as rooms, have chalkboard walls free...
May 13, 2013
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Posted by Katy McCarthy
Chicago, gun violence, and limiting the reach of the system.
When talking about juvenile incarceration facilities with folks, I hear this argument sometimes, “For a lot of...
March 6, 2013
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Posted by Katy McCarthy
L.N, age 17, “I’m tough no matter what.”
“I’m from Salem. They had me in a take down a week or two ago. I got in...
February 18, 2013
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Posted by Katy McCarthy
[audio interview] Both sides of the bars: K.X, age 19, and the superintendent
Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility is an all-female facility in Albany, Oregon. The only one in the state. Last...
February 11, 2013
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Posted by Katy McCarthy
Both sides of the bars: the inmate and the director
Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility is an all-female facility in Albany, Oregon. The only one in the state. Last...
February 6, 2013
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Posted by Richard Ross
Dealing with Youth Agression
Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility is an all-female facility in Albany, Oregon. The only one in the state. Last...
February 4, 2013
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