Charles Dutton stars in "From Jail to Yale"

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The U.S. Dream Academy will present “From Jail to Yale” starring award-winning actor Charles S. Dutton on March 28-29th at 7:30 pm at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. This is the second stop for the national tour of show, that chronicles Charles’ journey through life, from being incarcerated at a young age to graduating from the Yale School of Drama.

For more information and to purchase half-priced tickets visit the U.S. Dream Academy online…

This delivers the message that they're loved

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By Staff

“In a shaky voice, the teenager addressed more than 200 fellow incarcerated youth, probation officers and officials, clergy of different faiths and other invited guests crowded into the chapel at Central Juvenile Hall.”

Read more at The Tidings…

States change laws, send fewer juveniles to adult court

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By Martha T. Moore

“Three states have now raised the age at which kids are automatically tried as adults to 18. Connecticut, where change was spurred by the suicide of a 17-year-old in adult prison, considers juveniles all those under age 18.”

Read More at USA Today…

Boy murder suspect Jordan Brown may get break

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By Rick Wills

“The appellate court ruled that the trial court, in denying a petition to have the case transferred to juvenile court, violated Brown’s constitutional rights. At issue was whether Jordan Brown, 13, was forced to incriminate himself at a hearing to decertify his case as an adult homicide case.”

Read more at Pittsburgh Tribune Review…

Juvenile Incarceration and the Pains of Imprisonment

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By Jeffrey Fagan and Aaron Kupchik

“As a result of the movement to criminalize youth crime in the 1980s and 1990s, large numbers of incarcerated youth serve their sentences in adult correctional facilities. In an effort to understand the ramifications of this practice, prior research studies have compared the correctional experiences of youth in juvenile and adult facilities. Yet this research tends to minimize the pains of imprisonment for youth in juvenile facilities, based on the contrast to adult facilities and the toxic conditions of confinement within them.”

Read more at Sentencing Law and Policy…

York teen accused of killing law student seeks move to juvenile court

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By Rick Lee

“Jordan Wallick, 16, is in York County Court today trying to have the murder charges against him sent to juvenile court. If the case is decertified to juvenile court, and Wallick were convicted, he would be free at age 21 …”

Read more at York Daily Record…

Rights Group Blasts US Justice Over Racial Gap

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By Staff

“A leading rights group slammed the United States on Monday for “overwhelming” racial disparities in its criminal justice system, and shortcomings in its approach to immigration and anti-terrorism measures.”

Read more at Newsmax…

Letter 1/16: More ideas for prison reform

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By Frances W. Kaye

“Thanks for the fine column by Newt Gingrich and Pat Nolan (Jan. 10). They are right — ‘Prison reform would cost less, still keep us safe.’  They make three workable suggestions — increase access to drug courts, make substance abuse treatment available without waiting lists and increase the number of people in community corrections. But there are several things Nebraska might add that would save money and make us all safer.”

Read more at Lincoln Journal-Star…