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States closing youth prisons
Juvenile arrest rates dropped 33% over ten years, according to latest stats from the U. S. Department of Justice. The Associated Press also reports that more states are pushing for treatment rather...
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Occupy Atlanta Ousted from Woodruff Park
Despite an executive order extending Occupy Atlanta’s stay at Woodruff Park until November 7th, Mayor Kasim Reed sent police in to clear the protestors from the park early this morning, citing security...
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Occupy Atlanta Protestors Clash with Police, 20 Arrested
Travis Young, 20, and Charles Ray Clayton, 59, both of Atlanta stress their grievances at the Occupy Atlanta protests. Oct. 17, 2011 Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta was once again the scene of...
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Occupy Movement Camps in New York and Oakland Emptied by Police
Encampments of protestors in New York and Oakland, both part of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, were raided by police Monday and cleared of demonstrators, tents and garbage. Officials in both cities...
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Study: Curfew Laws Reduce Juvenile Arrests
A recently published study found youth curfews reduce juvenile arrests. The study, published in The American Law and Economics Review by the University of California, Berkeley, showed arrests of youths...
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Possession Accounts for 90 Percent of Drug Arrests, New Report Says
A new report from the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition finds that statewide drug possession arrests have increased by more than 30 percent from 1999 to 2011, with nine-out-of-10 drug arrests in the...
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