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Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention 鈥 and parents and students say it's been a disaster. The state adopted this approach for incarcerated youth, despite evidence that online learners struggled during the pandemic.
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The in-person program is a collaboration with the Florida Virtual School and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday received three bills from the Legislature, including one that would make changes in how long juveniles can be held in 鈥渄etention care鈥 before adjudicatory hearings.
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In most states, a person who commits a property crime can face a felony murder charge if it results in someone being killed, even unintentionally. Juvenile justice advocates say the law is unfair.
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In separate but parallel lawsuits, civil-rights and legal groups are challenging Florida鈥檚 use of solitary confinement in prisons and juvenile detention...
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A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to end the practice of keeping Florida juveniles in solitary confinement, which the plaintiffs called 鈥渋nconsistent with鈥
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Two Broward Sheriff鈥檚 deputies recorded on cellphone video pepper-spraying and violently slamming 15-year-old DeLucca Rolle鈥檚 forehead into the pavement鈥
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Antwan Johnson, a guard at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center, was arrested as he was getting ready to go to work Monday morning. A grand鈥
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A federal grand jury has indicted an officer at the Miami-Dade juvenile lockup, charging him with overseeing a "bounty system" that resulted in the death鈥
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For the first time in a decade, Florida juvenile detention and probation officers will see a bump in their salaries 鈥 an increase in the state budget that鈥
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The Florida Legislature has agreed to allow certain Florida officials to visit the state鈥檚 juvenile justice facilities. It鈥檚 now heading to the Governor...
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In the coming weeks, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice will be putting the finishing touches on a newly created office where juveniles and...