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Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.
KY lawmakers want reforms from juvenile detention centers, ‘Bill of Rights’ for jailed kids
House Democrats are calling for better treatment of the youths housed in Kentucky’s juvenile detention centers after years of news stories revealing abuse and neglect inside the facilities. Fourteen ...
3 arrested for Belleville teen’s murder as victim’s family mourns
A juvenile and two adults are in custody for killing a Belleville teenager who was shot in front of his home Monday afternoon ...
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An arrest has been made in the shooting of a Peoria child
Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria held a news conference on Tuesday to discuss the most recent shooting in Peoria.
Teen who escaped from Lincoln detention center gets at least 2 decades in prison
Tayvon Erwin-Morrison led a planned, group escape from a Lincoln youth detention center last summer after learning a Douglas ...
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Teen who escaped from Lincoln detention center gets prison sentence
Tayvon Erwin-Morrison led a planned, group escape from a Lincoln youth detention center last summer after learning a Douglas ...
Reforming youth justice takes hard work, not just good intentions
Washington faces a fork in the road on efforts to turn youth prisons into rehabilitation centers, and progressive lawmakers ...