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.
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
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.
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.
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.
