juvenile justice reform

Youth crime is a very complex problem in the state. NBC Connecticut’s Mike Hydeck spoke with Rep. Craig Fishbein, a ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, about the issue. They discuss initiatives in the Republican-sponsored public safety package that would change how the state handles cases of repeat youth offenders. Mike Hydeck: “I know you were talking hypotheticals recently...

A new bill proposal from Gov. Ned Lamont looks to tackle violence while establishing community intervention programs around the state. Lamont’s Senate Bill 16 has several priorities to enhance public safety, protect neighborhoods and allocate resources to the people working to help young people. “It’s a united effort, we are all involved in the safety of our citizens and...

Project Knucklehead was inspired by the life experience of its founder and director, Dr. Amir Whitaker, who entered the juvenile justice system at the age of 15. Despite his tough start in life, he went on to earn five academic degrees and is now an educator, author and civil rights lawyer. “Never give up on the knuckleheads,” he says. Project...

Law enforcement and some Republican lawmakers are calling for stricter youth justice laws in response to an uptick in crime, but a Connecticut crime data analyst says the pandemic is playing a part in these negative trends.

After a teen suspect was accused in a deadly hit and run in New Britain, Police Chief Christopher Chute says the driver was a repeat offender and the latest example of an overall broken juvenile justice system in the state.

Some say we need to change our juvenile justice system after a deadly hit-and-run in New Britain.

Proponents are pushing for a bill that would raise the minimum age that a child can be arrested in Connecticut.

Right now a child as young as 7 can be arrested in our state. Juvenile justice advocates were outside the state Capitol Thursday calling for lawmakers to change that.

A Michigan Judge has refused to release a Black 15-year-old girl who was incarcerated after failing to do her homework online, saying that the girl is benefiting from the juvenile detention center. Joshua Rovner of The Sentencing Project says youth of color are four times as likely as white youth to be detained or committed. He joined LX News to...