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June 18, 2008
CCLP Releases New Policy Statements
June 2, 2008
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.
April 5, 2008
Andy Miessen was named the Napoleon Beazley Defender Award Winner
January 2, 2008
Conference Announcement: Doing Justice for Gault in the Era of Roper v. SimmonsDOING JUSTICE FOR GAULT IN THE ERA OF ROPER V. SIMMONS To attend, download and send in the Conference Registration Form.
December 3, 2007
Let's Put the "Justice" Back in Our Juvenile Justice System, Marian Wright EdelmanIn 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
November 7, 2007
Book Drive for Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Nov. 5th-16thPublic 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
November 4, 2007
State's youth lockups have failings on education front, too, analysis showsAn 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
October 30, 2007
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in Dallas County ProfiledDallas 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. |