NCCHC Releases Updated Edition of Standards for Juvenile Facility Health Services
The 2022 edition of NCCHC’s Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities is now available.
Juvenile Detention
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Transforming Juvenile Detention Centers into Community Hubs for Assessment and Care
As a firm with significant government design expertise, we know many of our public sector clients find it challenging to effectively address behavioral health crises in their communities, especially when working with young people.
Seattle Protesters Seek No ‘Cages for Kids’ in King County
King County Executive Dow Constantine endured jeers from 30-plus protestors who are seeking to block construction of its new Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC).
Calif. Medical Parole Application Denied
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Corcoran State Prison inmate Steve Martinez was denied medical parole by the state’s Board of Parole Hearings based on public safety concerns.
Martinez’s application was the first to be considered under the new medical parole law, which aims to release up to 40 of the state’s most medically expensive inmates from prison in an attempt to save $10 million a year.
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Read More W. Va. To Fix Prison Parole Law
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Edward G. Rendell announced plans to implement several recommendations from an independent review for improving the state’s corrections and parole system. The review by John Goldkamp, chair of the department of criminal justice at Temple University, found the majority of the state’s parole procedures to be sound, but suggested the implementation of additional measures to ensure paroled violent offenders do not pose a threat to public safety.
Pennsylvania Governor Plans Parole, Corrections Reform
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