juvenile delinquncy

Just days after gunfire took the life of a 20 year old Tallahassee man, young people and grownups met to talk about that and other issues on Saturday,…

A bill aimed at decreasing the number of juveniles charged as adults is still alive in the Florida Senate, after narrowly passing its first committee…

Now that the Governor’s signed it, a bill reforming mental health within Florida’s criminal justice system will become law in a few months. Some advocates…

Among the many bills Governor Rick Scott signed into law last week is a measure expunging the criminal records of certain juvenile offenders.Sen. Nancy…

A bill reforming mental health within Florida’s criminal justice system is continuing to move in the House and Senate.There’s a general consensus among…

A bill expunging the criminal records of certain minors when they become an adult has passed the full Florida Senate.Sen. Nancy Detert’s (R-Venice) bill…

A plan to revamp mental health care in Florida’s criminal justice system passed its first House panel Wednesday. While some lawmakers have expressed…

Florida lawmakers are slated to take up a measure Wednesday reforming mental health care within the state’s criminal justice system.Rep. Charles McBurney…

Florida lawmakers are considering different ways to help the state’s juvenile offenders. The aim is to help them succeed in life and make sure they don’t…

A pair of proposals meant to help juvenile offenders passed their first Senate panels.Rep. Chris Latvala (R-Clearwater) presented for the Senate sponsor,…