Florida PhoenixJuly 28, 2021
9min1642
Programs for diverting youths from prison already include at least some felony offenses.
Tag: Juvenile offenders
Florida PhoenixJuly 28, 2021
Jim RosicaDecember 5, 2017
5min534
Miguel Rodriguez is only 24, but he already lost nearly a decade of his life to the criminal justice system. He attended a Tuesday press conference at the Capitol to argue for changes to the way Florida prosecutes juvenile offenders, including what’s known as the direct-file process, in which some minors are charged and handled in […]
Scott PowersAugust 15, 2017
6min819
Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced Tuesday she has reformed a key juvenile justice policy in Orange County so that juveniles who are subjects of police reports inquiring about criminal charges, yet who are neither arrested nor ultimately charged, will not have criminal court records. Such cases involve situations where law enforcement officers decide they […]
Brendan FarringtonApril 3, 2017
7min238
There’s widespread agreement between lawmakers, law enforcement and child advocates that the state can do more to help juveniles who make stupid mistakes to stay out of trouble and avoid a criminal record that could follow them the rest of their lives. But what approach it should take is still a matter of disagreement. “Everybody’s […]