CCLP Releases New Policy Statements

• Grandchild Visitation Rights
• Foster Home Fire Safety, DFPS Advisory Council

Publication released from Gault Conference

CCLP's Gault: 40 Years Later conference celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended due process protections to children in juvenile court. The papers authored by the presenters at Gault have been published in the peer-review Criminal Law Bulletin are available here.

• David R. Katner, Foreword: The Legacy of Gault, 44 No. 3 Crim. Law Bulletin 1 (2008) (.pdf)
• Steven Mintz, Placing Children's Rights in Historical Perspective, 44 No. 3 Crim. Law Bulletin 2 (2008) (.pdf)
• Irene Merker Rosenberg, Gault Turns 40: Reflections on Ambiguity, 44 No. 3 Crim. Law Bulletin 3 (2008) (.pdf)
• Michael L. Lindsey, The Impact of Gault on the Representation of Minority Youth, 44 No. 3 Crim. Law Bulletin 4 (2008) (.pdf)
• Wallace J. Mlyniec, In re Gault at 40: The Right to Counsel in Juvenile Court-A Promise Unfulfilled, 44 No. 3 Crim. Law Bulletin 5 (2008) (.pdf)
• Ellen Marrus, Gault, 40 Years Later: Are We There Yet?, 44 No. 3 Crim. Law Bulletin 6 (2008) (.pdf)

Andy Miessen was named the Napoleon Beazley Defender Award Winner

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Conference Announcement: Doing Justice for Gault in the Era of Roper v. Simmons

DOING JUSTICE FOR GAULT IN THE ERA OF ROPER V. SIMMONS
FOR: ALL PRACTITIONERS WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHARGED AS JUVENILES OR ADULTS
WHEN: JANUARY 18, 2008; 9:00-4:00
WHERE: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER STURM COLLEGE OF LAW, Rm. 190
FEE (includes lunch and CLEs): $60.00

To attend, download and send in the Conference Registration Form.

Let's Put the "Justice" Back in Our Juvenile Justice System, Marian Wright Edelman

In this Op-Ed Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund describes the Juvenile Justice system as a feeder in the 'Cradle to Prison Pipeline' to the extent that incarceration has displaced rehabilitation as the response for many behaviors traditionally handled by families, churches and community organizations, resulting in an overflowing court docket and a disturbing disparity in minority represtation.

Huffington Post: Let's Put the "Justice" Back in Our Juvenile Justice System

Book Drive for Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Nov. 5th-16th

Public Interest Law Organization (PILO) at University of Houston Law Center is sponsoring a book drive for the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center. Books can be dropped off in the designated drop off box in the Commons anytime from November 5th through the 16th.

More from the PILO Website

State's youth lockups have failings on education front, too, analysis shows

An investigation by The Dallas Morning News has found that the Texas Youth Commission, still struggling with the fallout from an abuse scandal, fails to properly educate and rehabilitate many of its inmates.

Dallas Morning News: State's youth lockups have failings on education front, too, analysis shows

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in Dallas County Profiled

Dallas Morning News offers a glowing assessment of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in the recent article County’s youth detention program offers ray of hope.