juveniles

What’s ahead legislatively for Florida prison and juvenile justice systems? Florida Department of CorrectionsFlorida Department of Corrections Secretary…

For the first time in two decades, the Republican-led Florida Senate is getting its first black Democratic criminal justice chair. It's a former state…

What’s on tap for Florida’s Juvenile Justice system in 2017? Officials have comprised their legislative wish list, aimed at helping both juveniles and the…

In the last several days, a number of bills aimed at helping Florida’s criminal justice and juvenile justice systems have passed in either chamber of the…

Florida’s counties say the state owes them money. They claim they’ve been overcharged for helping pay the cost of juveniles in detention centers. Lynn…

The relationship between traditional public schools and their charter counterparts has long been fraught with tension. That relationship may get even…

More than 200 Floridians serving life in prison for crimes they committed as minors could get new sentencing hearings, depending on how the state Supreme…

A bill aiming to reform Florida’s juvenile justice system recently won unanimous support during its first Senate hearing. But, some say the measure could…

Florida’s 2013 lawmaking session is slowly fading into the mists of history. But although lawmakers may have finished their work, some of what they did or…

Enhancing the penalties for someone who murders a child under the age of 18 could be one step closer to becoming law. While a measure doing just that…