Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
SCOTUS ruling continues to impact Iowa inmates
Familiar with Graham V. Fl.......please read and share, get educated and involved.
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Saturday, December 11, 2010
BILL TO END LIFE SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
"Supported by child advocates, mental health experts, civil rights groups, churches and correctional officers, Yee believes that SB 9 reflects the science of the process of brain maturation of an adolescence and “thus (their) impulse control, planning and critical thinking skills are not yet fully developed.”
So important for ALL of our nation's children.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Raised by the courts, A judge's views
What's happening to our nation's children? A MUST VIEW VIDEO
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Advocates Launch Juvenile Justice Week of Action

A MUST READ....many still have children at home, this article is very informative to all......please share
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Texas Court Affirms Life without Parole for Young Killers

A MUST READ BY ALL......is a slow "death sentence", for "mistakes" made as a "child"
Justice must be tempered with compassion and mercy.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
COLD HARD FACTS ABOUT INCARCERATION

A most definite important read, to include links below, so important to us all, getting educated and involved in our nation's children.
http://kidsinthesystem.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/a-picture-is-worth-thousands-some-hard-graphics-on-incarceration/
http://kidsinthesystem.wordpress.com/
4 LIFE SENTENCES AT AGE 15!! WHAT?????
The impact for CHANGE, "must" come from the American people, writing to their state legislators, speaking out about these atrocities against children, I do NOT mean to "coddle" them, but those sentencings are surely a "death sentence", "state sanctioned murder" of a "child", NOT even given a "chance", "offer" to change, rehabiliation, NOTHING, but to die off in prison...BARBARIC...AMERICA WAKE UP, YOUR child COULD BE NEXT!!!
APATHY & PASSIVENESS also contributes to the many deaths of our nation's children. Many never had a "chance" since birth. Far too many are thrown away and forgotten.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Former convict shares reality of life spent behind bars
From a prison cell to a podium
Former convict shares the reality of a life spent behind bars
Encourage everyone to read this phenomenal article by Jerry Balone
(excerpt)PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE
He wants to reach them with his message of making good personal choices - better than the ones he made that led to his first arrest at age 8. Balone had already served 3 1/2 years in prison when he murdered three people during a home invasion on April 24, 1973. He was originally sentenced to a term of 50 years to life in prison with a recommendation he never be released.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Walnut Grove juvenile facility called 'barbaric'
A must read, tho children are incarcerated, they still have a right to be treated as a human being, NOT to coddle them, but abuses of any kind should never happen. Rehabilitative efforts, education to help them become productive members of society. So many "children" never had a "chance" since birth. The emotional trauma alone is devastating, many never get visits, mail, canteens funds, NOTHING. Deaths have already occurred behind bars. Juvenile law reform is so imperative, to help save our nation's children, from doom and deaths.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Are juveniles too young for life in prison without parole?

http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-are-juveniles-too-young-for-li-111310,0,7365564,full.story
Juvenile law reform is imperative, to help save our nation's children from doom and deaths.
Monday, November 8, 2010
MS SUPREME COURT/BANYARD(AGE13)SHOULD GET A NEW TRIAL
Demarious Banyard, age 13....
(excerpt)PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE
"In September, the state high court ruled Banyard, who was tried before Circuit Judge Tomie Green, should get a new trial. In throwing out Banyard's conviction and life sentence, the Supreme Court said the jury should have been given instruction on Banyard's claim he was under duress when he shot Ballard. Also, the court said an improper instruction was given to the jury."
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Will "children" ever get "true justice"/ "Reclaiming futures"

Thanks to Elish, for sharing, so important to us ALL and the "children", will "they" ever get "true justice"??
http://blog.reclaimingfutures.org/juvenile-court-trauma-and-delinquency-10-things
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
TOO YOUNG FOR LIFE/ WITH "NO" CHANCE OF PAROLE
A must read, so important to us all and our nation's children, justice must be tempered with compassion and mercy.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Children are clearly NOT adults/STOP THIS MADNESS/TRIED AS "ADULTS"
IF 100% guilty of this crime, punishment is warranted, BUT as the child they are, along with detention, should be discipline, guidance, education, and rehabilitative efforts, so in time, he can become a "productive member of society". IF those items are NOT in place for children, and if they are lucky to be released in time, what kind of man will they be? Without the above items mentioned, upon release, they will be just as dependent then, as they were as "children." Alternative solutions can be met, "offering them a chance" to turn their lives around", but the "chance" is never "offered" by officials. Certainly the victims are NOT forgotten, but the children are also "victims" of a sorely needed law reform for juveniles and NOT throw their young lives away, for mistakes made as a "child." Please get educated, and involved in these issues, to help save our nation's children from doom and deaths!
Monday, October 25, 2010
(NC) Raising the age to 18?
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/10028968/article-Panel--Raise-juvenile-court-jurisdiction-maximum-age-to-18?instance=homethirdleft
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Kenneth Bartley/Juvenile/Lawyer files conviction relief petition
(excerpt)
Kenny Bartley Jr. said the grown-ups let him down.
"When you're 15 years old, you can't even buy a car," said his new lawyer, Gregory P. Isaacs. "This kid cannot make a lifetime decision in three hours as he's about to go to trial."
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Diary of a legal drug dealer/Prey on our children
A most interesting article, issues that affect us all, A MUST READ!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Are some states drugging incarcerated kids to alter their behavior?
A MUST READ, important information for us ALL, get educated and involved, for the sake and protection of your own chilren.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Prosecutors should learn from the youth corrections system
Get educated and involved in Juvenile law reform, so imperative to help save our nation's children.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
SIGNS YOUR KID IS BEING CYBERBULLIED...**ALERT**
Bullying not only happens on line, but at schools and everywhere children are, parents/guardians/school officials, everyone must/needs to become involved/educated about these horrendous issues, has become an epidemic, yet should NOT be happening at all....
Adults are "bullies" too, childen see/learn from "others", no one is "born" to be a bully!!.....Help us help the kids!!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Everyday Horrors of the Mental Health System
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights
Society needs/must wake up to these horrible cases, happening all too often, please do browse/review also.... http://www.ssristories.com
The true reality of what is really happening in America and the world over.
If I Opened the Door to Paradise- A Reflection by Dr. Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.
Very interesting to read and ponder upon, Thanks to Dr. Edmunds for sharing.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
THE BEAT WITHIN/ SOMETHING MORE THAN HATE
(Excerpt)This article should tear at your heart strings, A MUST READ....
"The following is poetry by D Boii, a young inmate in San Francisco who writes about his anger toward his mother, a drug user, and his struggle to rise above the hardships of his childhood. The poems were originally published by The Beat Within, a juvenile justice system writing workshop, which has generously allowed The Crime Report to share.
Something More Than Hate"........
UNLOCKING KIDS
"Like a city jail, the young people held in these facilities have not been found guilty of any crime. They are simply awaiting trial."
Please get involved/educated, for the sake of our nation's youth.
Monday, September 27, 2010
WILL THE WEST MEMPHIS 3, EVER GET "JUSTICE"?
West Memphis three: New evidence questions if right person behind bars
3 innocent children dead, 3 teen lives destroyed, an ongoing case for many years,
questions still linger, WHO is truly guilty of this horrendous crime??
Sunday, September 26, 2010
STAND UP FOR "KIDS"
http://www.standupforkids.org/default.aspx
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Pushing uphill to keep teens from landing in adult prisons
Excellent article in reference to helping/rehabilitation for "juvenile".
The star question in this article makes a lot of common sense..."We didn't treat him like an adult before the crime. Why after?"
Also reference....Campaign for Youth Justice organization
http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org
Friday, September 24, 2010
SB399 AND THE "FORGOTTEN PEOPLE"
If interested in justice at all.......I beg of you to please read this entire article.....
(One child got 255 years, at age 17)This is "state sanctioned MURDER" for this child!
(excerpt)
"I wonder if the real losers in the vote in Sacramento were the victims, who have been unable to enter into any healing process. Such a process is not easy; it's easier to hold on to hate, to live with hate, and to be fueled by hate, but in reality it's through that one important realization that the only way to survive is to forgive. "
Thursday, September 23, 2010
STATE REVIEWS LAWS ON ADULT AGE
(Excerpt)
“Our society views juveniles ... as categorically less culpable than the average criminal” - Justice Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court, Roper v. Simmons, on abolishing the death penalty for persons under the age of 18, 2005."
Interesting and very informative for those interested in helping to save our nation's children. Juvenile law reform is crucial, a change is long overdue, for the "children"....Get involved and educated for the sake of your own children.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A JUVENILE LIFER SPEAKS, AFTER 57 YRS BEHIND BARS
Anyone interested in the human race, should read this story, what moves us, what moves our soul? Interesting and informative.
ALABAMA-A hard look at sentencing practices
"Earlier this month, Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb from Alabama’s Supreme Court convened a conference of criminal court judges, district attorneys, and prosecutors to discuss what she calls the “hard work of fixing people” and the “easy work of filling prisons.”
A must read, informative. Our nation's people need/must get involved, be in the "know"
Friday, September 17, 2010
DEMARIOUS BANYARD(13)LWOP/GRANTED NEW TRIAL
Let's hope Demarious will finally get "justice", lwop for a 13 yr old is barbaric and inhumane. Influenced by others...What happened to compassion, mercy, rehabilitative efforts and "redemption"?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
JUVENILES/LIFE WITH NO CHANCE OF PAROLE
“The moral of the story,” says Wice, “and what's going to happen on Wednesday in the Court of Criminal Appeals is whether these kids deserve to come out of the penitentiary in something other than a coffin.”
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Public awareness, getting educated and involved in these issues, are imperative to help save our nation's children. Life in prison with NO "chance" of ever being paroled, is cruel and inhumane, "children CAN change",with structured discipline, rehabilitative efforts, compassion and mercy, a "chance" of "redemption"
Thursday, September 9, 2010
COMMUNITY JUSTICE/NOT CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Well worth reading by EVERYONE, affects us all in our nation.
Scientists can scan brains for maturity
Officials tend to ignore the medical facts about the developing brain.
KIDS CRIME/ADULT TIME
A MUST READ, get educated and involved in juvenile issues, laws affect ALL children.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Child's ordeal shows risks of psychosis drugs
A MUST READ, get educated and involved about ANY drugs for your child.
This child's case is appauling. If you are not outraged, you are not paying ATTENTION!!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
RIGHTS OF INMATES/CHILDREN AND ADULTS
http://public.findlaw.com/civil-rights/more-civil-rights-topics/institutionalized-persons-discrimination-more/le5_6rights.html
Saturday, August 14, 2010
COPE FOUNDATION~~URGENT MESSAGE
I am Camille Milke, Founder of COPES Foundation (Coalition of Parents Enduring Suicide) www.COPESfoundation.com and Eternal Mommy of Sarina Angel; 1/26/86 - 10/28/07.
I formed Copes Foundation just mere days after Sarina left me, it was the only thing I could do to honor her, let her know I understood why she left me, what was done to her with these killer drugs and promise her that it would be my life's work to get her Voice Heard.
I worked on this day and night, went to Capital Hill in Washington DC to speak to all of the State Senators about my Crusade to Abolish Suicide Causing Antidepressants, contacted every member of the New Mexico State Senate to work towards "Sarina's Law" and started the uphill battle of challenging and going face-to-face the FDA.
BUT.... I was still trying to Cope with the brutal loss of my daughter, the horrible new life I was forced to lead and the reluctant journey I was now to travel....and I had to heal.
I had put my work towards my Crusade on hold until I was strong enough to continue.
Today is 2 years, 19 months and 16 days since Sarina left me....................
and I am back with a Vengeance.
COPES Foundation is still up and running, always has been, but I will be changing some key elements and those of you who sign up to "Join My Crusade" will get continual updates of all that I am now doing.
I am looking for supporters, I am looking for backup, I am looking for an army to help me acquire my main goals and objectives and if this email reaches enough people, I may be able to make that happen, so please forward it.
First step - If you are familiar with my Petition, I need many, many more signatures. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/copesfoundation
please help me re-circulate it and get it in front of as many people as you possibly can. Send it to everyone in your address book, ask them to sign and send it to everyone in their address book and so on.
I will be going to the New Mexico State Capitol and would like to bring the Petition with me; as well as all of my supporters. I would like to go towards the end of October to commemorate Sarina's 3-year Memorial Day. I need the Senate and Congress to hear the horror stories of these killer drugs first hand from Suicide Survivors.
I am also organizing the first annual "Walk to Abolish Suicide Causing Antidepressants". First and Foremost; this will be to honor our loved ones that we have lost to these killer drugs. We will also raise awareness of the serious, dangerous and lethal risks and side effects of Antidepressants.
After we walk, we will have a Remembrance Ceremony to honor our lost loved ones.
If you are planning on coming to this great event, you may also choose to participate in this Tribute. You may take the stage with a picture to speak of who you are remembering and tell us a favorite memory of them and/or how you lost them. If you choose not to speak, you can be included in a list of names as a Suicide Survivor and your name will be read out loud along with your lost loved one that we are remembering.
There will also be a Memorial Wall for all to post the pictures of who we are remembering with their names and infomation.
The Ceremony will be followed with a Candlelight Vigil and a Dove Release.
Second Step - I need as much media attention as possible for my Crusade and to actually get the FDA to listen, to make Sarina's Law happen, to Abolish Suicide Causing Antidepressants and to save lives.
If any of my supporters have any connections to or know someone who has connections to any TV, Radio or Newspaper outlets; please let me know.
Please email me back and let me know:
If you'd like to Join My Crusade
If you'd like to Join me at the NM State Capitol
If you'd like to Participate in the "Walk to Abolish Suicide Causing Antidepressants"
If you'd like to be a part of the Remembrance Ceremony
If you have any Media Connections
Thank you,
Camille Milke
Everything I Do, Every Breath I Take and Every Beat of My Heart
Is Dedicated To and In Loving Memory Of
Sarina Angel, My Beautiful Baby Girl
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and Forever........
1/26/86 - 10/28/07, 21 years 9 months 3 days
N35° 05' 15.81" W106° 37' 02.71" (coordinates where she took her first breath)
N35° 12' 44.77" W106° 42' 29.32" (coordinates where she took her last breath)
COPES Foundation (Coalition Of Parents Enduring Suicide)
Camille Milke, Founder
Eternal "Mommy" of Sarina Angel
www.COPESfoundation.com
SarinasVoice@aol.com
Please sign my Petition to "Abolish Suicide-Causing Anti-Depressants" http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/COPESfoundation
My Mission is for the World to hear Sarina's Voice;
for she is no longer with me to speak.
But she will be heard, through me, her Mother.
For I live with her inside me and I will live out loud, her voice will be heard.
My Crusade is to Abolish Suicide-Causing Anti-Depressants.
There is strength in numbers,
I need the support of those who hold this issue close to their hearts;
to assure that other parents and their children live a happy life
without pain and without suicide.
My Campaign is to pass a Bill which will ultimately become
"Sarina's Law".
JORDAN BROWN,11,PA, URGENT ACTION/SUPPORT
http://wandervogeldiary.wordpress.com
Urge advocates to read above articles and respondm in support of this "child".
Addresses are included in first article at bottom of page. A plea for "justice" for this child. There must be "change" in juvenile law.
Monday, August 9, 2010
OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM NEEDS TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
A MUST READ....Juvenile LAW REFORM is imperative, to help save our nation's children from doom and death.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
WHEN PUNISHMENT DOES "NOT" FIT THE CRIME/JUVENILE LAW REFORM

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_7e5c1415-aa9e-5d2d-abe0-8b72ec85efdb.html
This case is one of thousands, all across America....The complaints in this article are exactly what I have been screaming/campaigning about for years, I have posted so many times, there are and can be alternative solutions, but officials are not listening., prosecutors only have tunnel vision, to make themselves look good in the eyes of the public, making them think, they are protecting the public and keeping them safe. There is not a child born, that won't experience some type of run in, with the law. Children and parents must be educated and get involved with their legal rights. Children are not born to be bad or get into some kind of trouble, they need guidance, as they develop and grow . What is so wrong with this picture? when a 5 or 7 yr old is handcuffed and hauled away to a squad car, for misbehavior at school?? Children will do what they have learned, from their enviornment and surrounding, if they do not have discipline and a structured enviornment, they will or be lead astray to do things, they should not do, they are so easily influenced by others. It is far and long overdue for American society to take their kids back!!!
Many children were put in prisons to serve long, barbaric sentences, for "mistakes" made as a child.......JUVENILE LAW REFORM is imperative, to help save our nation's youth....I hope more people will wake up to these atrocities against children........Please come activly join me in speaking out, writing the officials, getting actively involved, being a voice for those who can't!!!

Friday, August 6, 2010
CHRIS PITTMAN WAS ONLY 12/DESERVES A "CHANCE"
Christopher Pittman was ONLY 12 yrs of age, forced to take anti depressants HE, as many other "child prisoners" DESERVE A "CHANCE" Each case IS different AND CERTAINLY WARRANTS a thorough investigation, for :truth and justice.
HAINSTOCK CHILD SEEKS NEW TRIAL
ALL "children" deserve a "chance", life in prison with NO chances of parole is barbaric and inhumane. None of us are the same as we were as teens, alternative solutions can be done, in assisting "children" to become responsible, productive members of society, IF ONLY "OFFERED" A "CHANCE" Juvenile law reform is imperative, to help save our nation's children, from doom and death in prison.
Monday, August 2, 2010
High court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit
High court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit
YOUTH SHOULD BE A FACTOR
ALL CHILDREN DESERVE A "CHANCE" TO BECOME A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
SARA/16/LWOP~~**ALERT** A MUST VIEW VIDEO
Sara is now age 32.....
Yet another of many atrocities against children, please read Sara's story and the barbaric sentencing, lwop...this could have happened to any child...Many children, unfortunately are arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced AS ADULTS, they CLEARLY ARE NOT.....GIVEN "NO" CHANCES, NO REHABILITATION, NO REDEMPTION, "NO NOTHING"....LEFT TO "DIE" OFF IN PRISON....."HOW CRUEL & INHUMANE"!!!!!.......juvenile law reform is imperative, to help save our nation's children. BEWARE....your child could be next.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
REHABILITATION? ? WHAT PRISONERS ARE....
Despised. Rejected. Feared. Abhorred. Forgotten. Hated. Ridiculed. Scorned. Humiliated. Cursed. Berated. Shamed. Divided. Crushed. Shackled. Maimed.
What prisoners have …
No sky. No grass. No trees, No travel. No children. No wife. No man’s best friend. No trust. No suffrage. No income. No autonomy. No power to do good. No scent of a woman. No gurgling infant. No freedom of speech. No freedom of press. No freedom of self-expression. No dignity. No self- respect. No right to self-defense. No sympathy. No credibility. No honor. No acknowledgement of goodness. No acknowledgement of progress. No acknowledgement of remorse. No acknowledgement of existence. No image of God.
What prisoners endure …
Malnourishment. Beatings. Murder. Medical neglect. Torture. Humiliation. Forced labor. Sexual abuse. Broken families. Parentless children. Cursing. Threats. Social stigmas. Extortion. Self-hatred. Collaboration. Violence. Betrayal. Insanity. Suicide.
What I’ve achieved …
Wisdom. Sobriety. A profound respect for moral law. A deep religious faith. Self-respect. Physical discipline. Mental discipline. Intense scholarship. The writing of poetry, novels, and essays. Honesty. Empathy. Self-sacrificing love. Self-control. The ability to endure hatred without hating back. Reconciliation with family. Reconciliation with friends. An inclination toward charity. Fortitude. Joy amid despair. Peace amid violence. Stability amid madness. Hope for a future that’s fifty years away. Illumination.
What I am …
Despised. Rejected. Feared. Abhorred. Forgotten. Hated. Ridiculed. Scorned. Humiliated. Cursed. Berated. Shamed. Divided. Crushed. Shackled. Maimed.
Source: Solitary Watch & PEN Prison Writing Project
(Reposted by permission Prison Reform Movement)
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=140987475917985&comments=#!/pages/PrisonReformMovement/226405247682
CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH JUSTICE
Research shows that youth incarcerated in adult jails and prisons face an increased risk of being physically, mentally, and sexually assaulted or abused. Prosecuting kids as adults also increases the likelihood that they will reoffend. We now have a unique window of opportunity to impact state and federal policies– but that window is closing so we must act quickly.
Contact us a find out the things you can do to help be a voice for youth in your state. jointhemovement@cfyj.org
http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org
(Posted by permission of the Campaign for Youth Justice organization)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
REFRESHING & A LIFT TO ONE'S SPIRIT

THIS IS SO "REFRESHING", AND A LIFTING OF ONE'S SPIRIT......PLEASE READ/VIEW..
http://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/hungry-monkey-food-loving-fathers-quest-raise-adventurous-eater.html
SPARK "ACTION" FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE/VIDEO/ **ALERT**
Very educational and informative, campaigning for YOUTH JUSTICE
Monday, June 14, 2010
Florida Supreme Court looks into wrongful convictions
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/os-innocence-commission-begins-20100613,0,7117038.story
Sunday, June 13, 2010
VIDEO/JUVENILES/LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ONZV2u1qw
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
"YOU" CAN HELP "STOP CHILD ABUSE"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-uF7niueg
Get educated and involved in these horrific issues, help save a life, help save the children.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
(NY)OVERDUE JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN
(Excerpt-please read full article)
Gov. David Paterson proposed bold legislation Wednesday that would begin to overhaul how New York treats children who break the law.
It’s about time. It’s been 9½ months since the U.S. Justice Department found that children sent to the state’s dysfunctional youth prisons got shoddy mental health care and were treated violently by guards. And it’s been 4½ months since the governor’s task force on juvenile justice issued recommendations to reform the entire system.....
Saturday, June 5, 2010
California lawmakers offer the possibility of parole to juveniles convicted of murder.....
Heads up California.........certainly a step in the "right" direction for our nation's youth
(excerpt below)please read full article at url provided
This week, the US Supreme Court decided it was unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole, if they did not commit homicide. The 6-3 decision has inspired California lawmakers to enact SB 399, a measure taking the court's action one step further. The bill ensures that convicted juveniles, even those who commited crimes involving homicide, would be eligible for parole.....
http://caivn.org/article/2010/06/05/california-lawmakers-offer-possibility-parole-juveniles-convicted-murder
Friday, June 4, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Young prisoners deserve second chance
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2010/06/young_prisoners_deserve_second.html
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
MIRANDA RIGHTS/U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING~**ALERT**
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_supreme_court_miranda_rights
Right to remain silent? Suspect better speak up
(excerpt---PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE)
A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/01/us.scotus.miranda/index.html?eref=rss_crime are at the top of the warnings that police recite to suspects during arrests and interrogations.
But Tuesday's majority said that suspects must break their silence and tell police they are going to remain quiet to stop an interrogation, just as they must tell police that they want a lawyer.
Monday, May 31, 2010
THE SLOW MARCH TO "JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN"
http://thecrimereport.org/2010/05/31/the-slow-march-to-justice-for-children
Thursday, May 27, 2010
No justice in Kosciusko boys’/ move to adult court
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100527/EDIT05/305279998/1147/EDIT07
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
LET JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAVE A "REASON" TO "HOPE"
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100526/OPINION04/5260338/-1/LIFE04/Let-juvenile-offenders-have-reason-for-hope
JORDAN BROWN, A CHILD/"EQUAL/FAIR JUSTICE"??
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100526_Crimes_that_test_our_values.html?text=lg&c=y#axzz0p1fWR4tl
(Excerpt--please read full article)
"Crimes that test our values
Harsh, rigid sentencing makes little sense when it comes to child offenders.
By William DiMascio
In many respects, our society is more interested in punishing wrongdoing than correcting it. Nowhere is this more obvious than in how we deal with juveniles who commit violent crimes..........."
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING/TIME WILL TELL IF CORRECT
(Excerpt-PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE)
Even so, we believe that juvenile criminals shouldn't be simply shut up in cells with hardened criminals. Too often as a result of that our prisons basically become crime factories, where young inmates learn how to commit even more grievous crimes.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Juveniles Need A Chance, Not Life In Prison
(excerpt)PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE
"I remember meeting a guy even younger than I was waiting for a bus to go to prison. I'll call him Rasheed. His voice still carried the cracks and high notes of adolescence, and his smooth face had never seen a razor........"
WHY THROW AWAY THE "KEY"? FOR JUVENILES
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/21/2766470/why-throw-away-key-for-juveniles.html
Monday, May 17, 2010
U.S. SUPREME COURT RESTRICTS LIFE SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
Supreme Court restricts life sentences for juveniles............
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/supreme_court_restricts_life_sentences_pbKYy8SQAAF3g0vxyQJ1wO
Juror Beliefs About Police Interrogations, False Confessions, and Expert Testimony
(Courtesy of the Innocence Project-
http://www.facebook.com/notes/innocence-project/what-do-jurors-know-about-false-confessions/439902332424)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
IMPRISONING "CHILDREN" FOR "LIFE"
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Imprisoning-Children-for-L-by-Stephen-Lendman-100515-793.html
Friday, May 14, 2010
Sentencing Juveniles to Life Without Parole Constitutes Cruel and Unusual Punishment
http://www.newswise.com/articles/sentencing-juveniles-to-life-without-parole-constitutes-cruel-and-unusual-punishment
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Jordan Brown can appeal adult ruling in shooting case
PLEASE SEE FULL ARTICLE.....
http://www.wbtv.com/global/story.asp?s=12472873
"A judge has ruled a 12-year-old western Pennsylvania boy charged with fatally shooting his father's pregnant fiancee can appeal the decision to try him as an adult."
Monday, May 10, 2010
Q&A: Exploring false confessions
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/qa_exploring_false_confessions/55995
(excerpt)PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE....
In April, University of Virginia associate law professor Brandon L. Garrett shared his research about false confessions of people exonerated by DNA with about 90 such people.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
We've got to change the madness that is killing our children
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-sabina-memorial-0510-20100509,0,5677370.story
Officials and families MUST work together, our nation's youth is in CRISIS.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
WHAT'S NEXT FOR ZACHARY WITMAN??
His lawyers argue life without parole is too harsh. They cite US Supreme Court cases.
Cruel and Unusual: SENTENCING 13,14 YR OLDS TO DIE IN PRISON
http://www.eji.org/eji/files/20071017cruelandunusual.pdf
JUSTICE FOR JORDAN BROWN(12)PA
http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=12397154
Jordan Brown is only a child, just turned 12, this case certainly belongs in a juvenile court of law, for the "child" he IS.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
BOYS 15 & 12 TO BE TRIED AS "ADULTS"?????
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iL6FpC2rKcPsm5hLIkkvp3fFXvAgD9FD02982
WILL THE WEST MEMPHIS 3 EVER SEE "FINAL JUSTICE"???.......
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=121696.54928.133837
LEGAL RIGHTS OF JUVENILES
D.A.'s group in Pa. issues new rules for juvenile cases.........
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100429_D_A__s_group_in_Pa__issues_new_rules_for_juvenile_cases.html?text=xlg&c=y
JUSTICE FOR JORDAN BROWN(12)
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/jordan-brown-murder-case-12-year-adult/story?id=10288704
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Berea man testifies before Congress for juvenile justice
http://richmondregister.com/localnews/x1687725731/Berea-man-testifies-before-Congress-for-juvenile-justice
WEST MEMPHIS 3/SOUVIRON ON CASE
http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1179478.html
Sunday, April 25, 2010
CRITICAL PSYCHOLOGY/DR. DAN EDMUNDS
http://blogs.alternet.org/drdanedmunds/
A BLIND EYE TO CHILDREN'S SUFFERING/A MUST READ
Severe abuse, rapes, sexual assaults, and even deaths occur to children who have been incarcerated, abuse is NOT happening just on the "outside", but behind those cells walls as well.~~
I often question "what are the qualification credentials", required to become an employee, in areas of "children"??
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten20-2010mar20,0,3210275.column
When it comes to local government, we too often shrug over things that ought to enrage us......
Florida...mandatory review..important for us all....
http://www.ocala.com/article/20100425/ARTICLES/4251014/1402/NEWS
Saturday, April 24, 2010
NEGATIVITY ABOUNDS
We must continue to follow our own hearts and souls, as to what is truth, what is justice, in a land so full of evil and INjustice. Paying it forward and RAOK is so simple and is always FREE. Compassion and mercy for our fellow man, seems to have been lost long time ago, evil lurks everywhere, we must guard our own paths away from such waste.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Putting the judge back in juvenile justice
A must read, very informative for us all
Sunday, April 11, 2010
http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_14853220?nclick_check=1See More
Thursday, April 1, 2010
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE CHALLENGES CASE-13 YR OLD LWOP
EJI Challenges 13-Year-Old Mississippi Child's Conviction and Sentence to Die in Prison
http://eji.org/eji/node/373
Monday, March 29, 2010
JORDAN BROWN(11)NOW 12 TO BE TRIED AS AN "ADULT"
AT 12 YRS OLD???? "NOT".........this is so wrong, child's case has not even been to court YET!!! So this psychiatrist can "read" MINDS??? "JUSTICE IS "NOT..." THE "TAKING" OF ANOTHER LIFE!
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfa9crowwYSaKgP-QgbrSihF6iHAD9EOC5VO5See%20More
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfa9crowwYSaKgP-QgbrSihF6iHAD9EOC5VO5
"Lawrence County Judge Dominick Motto on Monday ordered the now 12-year-old boy to be tried as an adult."
Saturday, March 27, 2010
WHAT DOES AMERICA SAY TO THIS CHILD? SENTENCED TO 120 YRS
he states the following:
"I have been incarcerated since the age of 15-In 1991. I was given a 120 yr sentence by a court that lacked the jurisdiction to impose the criminal sentence. I am searching for a way to get my issue heard in Federal court. Can you assist me? If not, can you direct me to someone who can?
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I do not know how he came across my address, but wrote him back, after doing a net search, and came across an address for Legal Svcs Support in Indianapolis, In, located at 151 N. Delaware St, 18th floor.
and sent that info on to him........ if you can help in any way with additional information please send on to this young man.
John T. Vance # 923106
Wabash Correctional Facility
P. O. Box 1111
Carlisle, Indiana 47838
Many thanks,
Thursday, March 25, 2010
DEMARIOUS BANYARD(13)/MS SUPREME COURT AGREES TO REVIEW CONVICTION
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http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12204600
High court to review conviction in murder case~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Associated Press - March 25, 2010 3:14 PM ET
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court agreed Thursday to the appeal of a Jackson teenager conviction of murder in the death of a pizza deliveryman.
A Hinds County jury in 2006 convicted Demarious Banyard of capital murder in the shooting death of Robin Ballard. Prosecutors said Ballard was shot in the neck on Feb. 24, 2003, during an attempted robbery.
Banyard was 13 at the time of the shooting. He was sentenced to life without parole.
The State Court of Appeals upheld Banyard's conviction last year.
Banyard was ONLY 13, was sentenced to LIFE WITH NO CHANCE OF PAROLE
(Posted in the interest of "justice" and "public awareness" of INjustice issues against 'children"
Credit is given to the author of this article, no infringement intended
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
CHILDREN ABANDONED and DYING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU515pmseWE&feature=email
Sunday, March 21, 2010
A nation’s journey from slavery to prisons
Perkinson’s new book, “Texas Tough: The Rise of America’s Prison Empire,’’ is a penetrating and impassioned history of American punishment from slavery to the present, the result of a decade of research and of hundreds of interviews that he conducted throughout the prison system.
What happens in the court system when a child commits murder?
http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2010/03/21/news/doc4ba598e939dc4671049121.txt
Saturday, March 20, 2010
BLIND'S EYE TO CHILDREN'S SUFFERING
Severe abuse, rapes, sexual assaults, and even deaths occur to children who have been incarcerated, abuse is NOT happening just on the "outside", but behind those cells walls as well.~~
I often question "what are the qualification credentials", required to become an employee, in areas of "children"??
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten20-2010mar20,0,3210275.column
When it comes to local government, we too often shrug over things that ought to enrage us
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Judge: Put youth before potholes/A MUST READ
An excellent article in "helping kids"............A MUST READ
Jordan Brown(11)POSTER CHILD OF INJUSTICE
Please also read this important diary/blog....this gentleman is working hard to help make a difference for Jordan ... http://wandervogeldiary.wordpress.com
Law should protect kids, even criminals
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100318/NEWS04/3180304
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
More States Ponder Ending Teen Life Terms; Prosecutors Dissent
"he says, adding that teens put away for life are those whom “the juvenile system is giving up on.”
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My question to the above statement is "WHY"???
Monday, March 15, 2010
FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES.........JUVENILE LAW REFORM
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http://www.colorlines.com/article.php?ID=691
Efrén Paredes Jr. was a 15-year-old honor roll student in rural Michigan when he was convicted of killing an assistant manager at the grocery store where he worked and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole..............
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Was life sentence justice for one just starting life?
http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_29d9b67c-2f1e-11df-8cf2-001cc4c002e0.html
Saturday, March 13, 2010
(FL)Bill on juvenile inmates makes strides in Tallahassee
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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100313/NEWS01/3130309/1006/news01/Bill+on+juvenile+inmates+makes+strides+in+Tallahassee
Backers of a state bill that would provide a chance at freedom for children sentenced to long prison sentences are growing confident as the proposed legislation made it through a crucial Senate committee this week, further clearing the way for a possible vote by lawmakers.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Teen court gives young transgressors a true jury of their peers
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/teen_court_gives_young_transgr.html
Friday, March 5, 2010
EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN/LAW ISSUES
I have talked about this very subject and have posted about it for many years. But again, NO one seems to be listening and children are being destroyed by this gov't officials.
This article is in the state of GA, but this info needs to be in EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA.
(excerpt)
We may wish our kids could stay innocent, but we’re foolish if we think keeping them from knowing the law will keep them from breaking it. “If our criminal laws treat teenagers as adults,” Morgan states, “our society has a moral obligation to educate our teenagers — and we need to do it now.”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
7 YR OLD FACING ASSAULT CHARGES/WHAT???
Another of many reasons, we should never be silent about juvenile issues!!!
Alternative solutiions could have been met, and leave out law enforcement!!!!!
Seems school officials just aren't getting it!!! if they cannot handle an issue like this with a 7 yr old, they do not qualify to be in authority in a school system. To bring "charges" against a 7 yr old is absolutely obsurd/ridiculous.... The emotional trauma will linger with this child
for years......where is the "common sense"??? DUH !!!!! Parents better
watch their babies very closely.!!!!! jmo
CHILD CRIMINALS ARE STILL "CHILDREN"
(excerpt-please read full article)
Extra step in juvenile charging reasonable
By Erika Stutzman
Posted: 03/04/2010 01:00:00 AM MST
"Childhood development experts point to neuroscience and other research to explain why children are different from adults: Their brains are literally wired differently. Their impulse control is weaker. Behavioral researchers link that neuroscience to a child's inability to fully understand consequences as well.
And society treats children differently than it treats adults. Children can't vote, for instance. Children can't get full-time jobs in factories, and children can't buy beer.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
ALTERNATIVES IN JAILING CHILDREN
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/opinion/lweb28juvenile.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Friday, February 26, 2010
FIX S.C. SENTENCING RULES
Can save the state millions of dollars!!
27,000 for can of beer/CHILD sentenced to 10 yrs
http://prisonmovement.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/27000-a-beer/
IOWA SUPREME COURT OPENS DOOR FOR CHALLENGE OF JUVENILE LIFE SENTENCES
http://www.radioiowa.com/2010/02/26/supreme-court-opens-door-for-challenge-of-juvenile-life-sentences/
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Cost of Incarceration: How we treat our children
http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/4679/1/The-Cost-of-Incarceration-How-we-treat-our-children/Page1.html
Monday, February 22, 2010
Juvenile Inmates in the Ohio Adult System
The Madison Correctional Institution juvenile offender unit aims to provide the juvenile population an opportunity to learn the skills necessary to prepare them for release from the structured environment, equipping them to make positive choices and decisions that will contribute to them becoming a mature adult, whether they continue to serve time at an adult prison or are released back to society.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
12 YR OLD ARRESTED/HANDCUFFED FOR "DOODLING" ON SCHOOL DESK
ZERO TOLERANCE HAS GONE ENTIRELY "TOO FAR", alternative solutions could have been met, this incident DID NOT warrant, arresting and handcuffing a 12 yr old "child"!!
If a principal or school staff can NOT handle and resolve a situation like this, they do NOT need to be a position of authority over "children".
KIDS SHOULD NEVER BE "TRIED" AS ADULTS
(excerpt-PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE, SO VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR NATION'S YOUTH!) Reference Jordan Brown,(11)
Editor's note: Robert Schwartz co-founded the Juvenile Law Center in 1975 and has been its executive director since 1982. The center is a nonprofit public interest law firm that uses the law to ensure that youths in the foster care and justice systems are treated fairly and have opportunities to become productive adults.