juveniles Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/juveniles/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:07:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png juveniles Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/juveniles/ 32 32 163009088 Solitary confinement of juveniles on the rise in Cook County https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2037670 As other cities and states have moved to ban using solitary confinement as punishment for teens, the practice has increased at one of the largest juvenile jails in the country.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/feed/ 2 2037670 Racial disparities worsen as juvenile imprisonment declines in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/racial-disparities-worsen-as-juvenile-imprisonment-declines-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/racial-disparities-worsen-as-juvenile-imprisonment-declines-in-illinois/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:17 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=387383 By keeping youth prisons open, the state is actually spending more on incarcerating fewer and fewer young offenders according to a new report.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/racial-disparities-worsen-as-juvenile-imprisonment-declines-in-illinois/feed/ 0 387383 Trauma of witnessing police violence is not lost on children https://www.chicagoreporter.com/trauma-of-witnessing-police-violence-is-not-lost-on-children/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/trauma-of-witnessing-police-violence-is-not-lost-on-children/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:36:33 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=352425 Better training could help police officers avoid interactions that could have a lasting negative impact on children’s development.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/trauma-of-witnessing-police-violence-is-not-lost-on-children/feed/ 1 352425 Juveniles in police custody to get more legal protections in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:00:58 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=330254 New legislation would require the presence of an attorney and videotaped interrogations when minors are questioned in serious crimes.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/feed/ 2 330254 Police reforms should make the right to legal representation real https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-reforms-should-make-the-right-to-legal-representation-real/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-reforms-should-make-the-right-to-legal-representation-real/#respond Thu, 19 May 2016 18:47:36 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=246221 In Chicago, only a minuscule number of people access legal counsel during police interrogations. But there are ways to fix that.

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