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The Ongoing Evolution of Juvenile Life Sentences

Criminal offenders under the age of 18 have seen their rights grow steadily every year for the last decade or so. The Supreme Court has continually lessened and narrowed the circumstances under which ...

Frustrated Young Soccer Player Accidentally Kills Referee with One Punch

Angry following a soccer referee's call, a 17 year-old player hit the ref once in the head. The blow sent the man to the hospital and into a coma for a week before he died from the injury. A judge ...

Brother With No Known Motive, Pleads Guilty to Killing Sister

With no motive found or confessed to, a 15 year-old boy has been found guilty of shooting his sister to death while she slept and has been sentenced to 45 years of prison time, as reported by the ...

Weapons Charge Against 16-Year-Old Student is an Echo of Columbine

Motivated by the 1999 Columbine school massacre, a 16-year-old boy has admitted to planning to bomb his Utah high school. Another student, that shared his text messages with authorities, thwarted the ...

Boy's Case, for Murdering Dad's Pregnant Fiancé, Moved to Juvenile Court

The case against a boy for shooting his father's pregnant fiancé to death, has been moved from adult to juvenile court by a judge, as reported by the Washington Post. The boy, J.B., now 14, was 11 at ...

Phoebe Prince: Criminal Defense Stands?

The young Irish immigrant, Phoebe Prince, that allegedly committed suicide earlier this year due to bullying at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts, had previous instances of self-mutilation and ...

California Lawmakers Reject Opposition of Juvenile Three Strikes Law

In Sacramento, California, lawmakers recently rejected a proposal that would give juveniles a "pass" under California's Three Strikes law. The law automatically calls for people who are convicted ...

15 Year Old Pleads No Contest to His Brother's Murder

Coral Springs, Florida - This week, a 15 year old boy pled "no contest" to manslaughter charges after reaching a deal with prosecutors. The boy was accused of stabbing his younger brother to death. ...

18 Year Old Arrested for Vandalism in Porterville

Porterville, California - news sources report that an 18 year old was arrested this past Tuesday. The boy, Frederico Aceves, was arrested after he was connected to vandalism that occurred at Monache ...

Study Reveals Gang Crime Affects Teenagers in South Carolina

Recently, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety released a study it had been working on for the past 10 years. According to the study, law enforcement agencies in the state are finding that ...

Teen Sentenced for Vehicular Manslaughter in New York

In New York, 19 year old Kori Gushlaw was sentenced this past Wednesday in Oswego County Court. Gushlaw was sentenced after pleading guilty to second degree vehicular manslaughter. She received a ...

Juvenile Girl to Be Charged as Adult for Murder of Her Mother

In Placerville, California, a 15 year old girl by the name of Tylar Witt was told that she would not be tried as a juvenile. Instead, an El Dorado county judge ruled that Witt would be charged as an ...

Boy in Calabasas Target of Hate Crime

Authorities in Calabasas, California are claiming that a 12 year old boy was assaulted as part of a hate crime. According to police, the minor was attacked by his fellow middle school students because ...

3 Teens Face Arson Charges in State of Iowa

In Emmetsburg, Iowa, three teenagers are facing arson charges. The juveniles are expected to be held responsible for a series of fires that occurred at vacant farms over the past two years. The farms ...

5 Teens in Missouri Arrested for Burglary

In Neosho, Missouri, five teenagers were arrested this week by law enforcement. The teens allegedly stole over $30,000 in cash and valuable property from a home in Newton County before being arrested ...

Criminal Hearing for Classroom Shooter Postponed in Ventura County

The Ventura County Star is reporting that the criminal hearing that had been scheduled for Brandon McInerney, a 15 year old, was postponed yesterday. The hearing was postponed by the judge overseeing ...

Detroit Teen Charged with Assault

Detroit area news sources recently reported that a 17 year old boy residing in Ann Arbor is set to appear in court today. The boy was recently charged with killing his girlfriend's rabbit after they ...

Louisiana Student Charged with Arson after Starting Fire in Auditorium

In Vivian, Louisiana, a student from Vivian Elementary and Middle Magnet School is now facing charges for arson after she allegedly set fire to the inside of the school on Thursday. Butch Browning, ...

New York High School Student Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crimes

In New York, a teenaged high school student pled not guilty to murder, conspiracy and hate crime on November 25th. The teen was accused of stabbing an Ecuadorean immigrant to death in Riverhead. The ...

A Minnesota Teen Accused of Bias Crime

According to PostBulletin.com, a Minnesota teen is currently facing charges for assaulting a man on the basis of the man's race. 17 year old Anthony Shieha Ou has been charged by the Olmsted District ...

Silicon Valley Battles Juvenile Crime

Recently in from KCBS - Santa Clara County is spearheading a campaign that was created to combat instances of both violent crimes and juvenile cri mes. The campaign targets juveniles who partake in ...

Ohio - 14 Year Old Girl Brings Knife To School

Ohio.com reports that a 14 year old middle school student is facing felony charges after bringing a knife to school. According to reports, the girl brought the knife to her school in the Stark ...

The Overall Rate of Juveniles Crimes in Oregon is Down

A new report by Multnomah County in Oregon shows an 11% decline in the number of juveniles in who have been picked or arrested for crimes in the county. The study, which compared the crime rate ...

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