Colorado Boy, 12, To Be Charged in Parents’ Murder
A 12-year-old Colorado boy may be charged with the murder of his parents, the local district attorney said. Police in Burlington, Colo., found the bodies of Charles and Marilyn Long in their home Mar....
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Colorado Court Rules Social Workers Potentially Liable in Foster Home Abuse
Colorado State Judicial Buildng Earlier this month, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that social workers in Adams County may be held legally responsible for failures to protect children in foster...
View ArticleRecent Rulings in 6 States Signal New Momentum for Ending Solitary for Juveniles
This story was written for The Marshall Project. A nationwide shift toward abolishing solitary confinement for juveniles, which began to take shape in 2016 after former President Barack Obama banned...
View ArticleA View of Tomorrow: With Virtual Reality, Juvenile Lifers Practice for a...
The Marshall Project The first time Danny Peters, 55, walked around Community Correction Center II, a halfway house in Philadelphia, he felt he’d been there before. “It was like déjà vu,” he said....
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More States Need to Limit Solitary Confinement, Which Doesn’t Work
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) approved a resolution in 2016 to limit the use of solitary for young people, urging judges to take leadership positions in the effort....
View ArticleDenver school shooting suspect dead; parents push security
DENVER (AP) — A 17-year-old student was found dead in the Colorado woods after being accused of shooting and wounding two administrators at his Denver high school where students and parents were...
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