PRINTABLE PAGE Chavis Charged in King Murder Gulf Herald staff reportOriginally published in The Gulf Herald, April 10, 2002 A man formerly accused of helping two juveniles after the murder of their father has been charged with the murder himself.…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Death Penalty For Juveniles Under Scrutiny Texas is scheduled to execute the third person in four months for a crime committed under age 18. By Kris Axtman, Staff writerOriginally published in The Christian Science Monitor, August 27, 2002…
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PRINTABLE PAGE New Bill Protects Kids In Prison By Charles SavageOriginally published in The Miami Herald, May 4, 2001 TALLAHASSEE — If jurors should convict 14-year-old Nathaniel Brazill of murdering his West Palm Beach middle school teacher, the boy would…
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PRINTABLE PAGE City Is Urged Not to Add Jail Space for Juveniles By Michael CooperOriginally published in The New York Times, April 5, 2002 In the current climate of protests over city budget cuts, it is a man-bites-dog story: a…
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PRINTABLE PAGE County Settles Suit In Hanging Juvenile hall suicide try left S.J. teen in near coma By Roxanne StitesOriginally published in the Mercury News, April 12, 2002 Shane VanZerr lies on a hospital bed in the living room of…
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PRINTABLE PAGE 17 Executed for Crimes as Juveniles Originally published by The Associated Press, December 3, 2000 NEW YORK (AP) — Since 1973, 17 men have been executed in the United States for crimes committed as juveniles, including four this…
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Officers Ignore Laws Set Up to Guard Kids Detectives grill minors without juvenile officers, parents present By Ken Armstrong, Maurice Possley and Steve Mills, Tribune staff reportersOriginally published in the Chicago Tribune, December 18, 2001 Putting pressure to confess…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Little Adult Criminals Little Adult Criminals Originally published in The New York Times, May 23, 2001 Spurred by news of teenagers with easy access to guns and other weapons committing increasingly violent crimes, all but three states have…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ruling Opens Way For Young Convicts By John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post Staff WriterOriginally published in The Palm Beach Post, July 25, 2002 Whether it was Nathaniel Brazill or other kids convicted of gun crimes, judges repeatedly have…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Sex Scandal Breaks at Girls Prison By Jay Reeves, Associated Press WriterOriginally published by The Associated Press, June 17, 2001 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sixteen-year-old Alana Williams has been in trouble with the law for years, but nothing, she…