Lock ‘Em Up and Throw Away the Key?
As the Supreme Court hears cases this morning regarding two Florida individuals locked up for life for non-homicide crimes committed as juveniles, the New York Times’ online “Room for Debate” hosts a topical discussion with the following two experts:
- Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project
- Kent Scheidegger of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
Tomorrow, Youth Today: The Newspaper on Youth Work, convenes a unique and timely event featuring six of the seven living past administrators of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), who will discuss their tenures carrying out the federal law designed to protect justice-involved youth. Read more on the forum at the event website.