JUVENILES TRIED/SENTENCED as ADULTS RESOURCES These are Juveniles Tried/Sentenced as Adults Resources.Please also see:Juvenile Justice (U.S.) || Juvenile Justice (International)Juvenile Corrections || Youth Violence ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH(click here for Organizations/Agencies) A 14-year-old Fort Worth girl was sentenced to 25 years for killing…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Group Decries Pending Texas Execution By Michael GraczykOriginally published by The Associated Press, July 31, 2001 LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Death row inmate Napoleon Beazley has come to terms with the fact that he only has a few…
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PRINTABLE PAGE “He Was Protecting Me” By Tina A. BrownOriginally published in The Hartford Courant, July 10, 2001 Gregory Wright Jr. had seen his parents fighting outside their apartment complex in Hartford’s South End too many times before, police said.…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Kids In Prison Second in a two-part seriesYoung inmates report highest rate of assault By Ronnie Greene and Geoff Dougherty Originally published in The Miami Herald, March 19, 2001 Florida’s youngest prison inmates are also its most likely…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Fla. Gov. Bush Signs Prison Bill Originally published by The Associated Press, June 13, 2001 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Teen-agers sentenced to prison will be separated from adult inmates under a law Gov. Jeb Bush signed Wednesday. “Although…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Tough Juvenile Sentencing Getting Second Look By Alan Elsner, National CorrespondentOriginally published by Reuters, May 18, 2001 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The case of 14-year-old Nathaniel Brazill, convicted this week of second-degree murder for shooting a teacher, has reignited…
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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 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…