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In Stunning Reversal, Florida Supreme Court Rules Juvenile Prison Sentences May Exceed 20 Years

March 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The 4-1 decision stunned public defenders, who expressed concern not only about its implications for juvenile sentencing but also about a reshaped court emboldened to revisit issues the legal community had considered settled.

Search for Bodies Will Continue at Dozier Reform School, Site of 55 Graves So Far

August 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A playground and buildings at the old Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, in 1968. (Florida Memory)

Forensic experts are gearing up to conduct a high-tech sweep of the grounds at a notorious Northwest Florida reform school where survivors remain convinced bodies of long-lost boys are still concealed.

Flagler Representative On Federal Juvenile Justice Panel Describes Efforts Decimated By Trump

October 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Cheryl Massaro, director of the Flagler County Youth Center, describes how the Trump administration disbanded and stopped the work of the Federal Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice she was appointed to two years ago.

25 Years Later, a Palm Coast Murder Is Relived in Flagler Courtroom as Killer Seeks Release

December 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Michael Renaud, now 44, was 17 when he murdered Margaret Rogers at a house on Point Pleasant Drive in palm Coast in 1992. He was back in court, arguing for his early release. (© FlaglerLive)

Michael Renaud, now 44, was 17 when he murdered Margaret Rogers at a house on Point Pleasant Drive in Palm Coast in 1992. Today he was back in court, arguing for his early release.

Flagler Youth Center Director Cheryl Massaro Appointed to Federal Juvenile Justice Board That Advises Congress and the President

September 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Cheryl Massaro, for 11 years the director of the Flagler Youth Center, has served on the local and state juvenile justice advisory boards, and will now be responsible for representing Florida and other states for two years on the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice.

In Florida, Court Rules, a 55-Year Prison Sentence For a Juvenile Is Not a Life Term

April 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Anthony Julian Collins was two months shy of 17 when he was committed an attempted second-degree murder, carjacking with a firearm and attempted armed robbery.

Court Ruling Favoring Counties in Juvenile Detention Costs Could Send Flagler $300,000

February 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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An appeals court ruling could mean the state owes more than $100 million to counties in a long-running dispute about who pays to detain juvenile offenders.

As Florida Eases Harsh Approach, Study Shows Locking Up Juveniles Makes Them Likelier Adult Criminals

June 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Between fiscal year 2010-11 and fiscal year 2012-13, juvenile arrests in Florida declined 23 percent and felony juvenile arrests declined 17 percent, while transfers to adult court declined 36 percent.

Impasse Developing Between State and Counties Over Juvenile Detention Costs

June 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A years-long dispute over how to split the costs of detaining youthful offenders appears no closer to being settled after the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice held a rule-making hearing Friday with representatives of more than three dozen Florida counties, including Flagler.

Dispute Over State’s Shifting Juvenile Detention Costs to Counties Simmers Again

May 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The dispute goes back to 2004 and centers on DJJ’s handling of a law that requires counties help pay for “predisposition,” or the costs of detaining underage offenders before they are sentenced. It affects 38 counties. The 29 poorest counties in the state are considered “fiscally constrained” and aren’t part of the cost-sharing formula.

Harsh Outlier: Florida’s Sentencing Laws Still Lock Up More Juveniles Than Any Other State

October 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

As state legislators have tried and failed to craft a juvenile-sentencing law that conforms to landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings, a national advocacy group is calling Florida a “clear outlier” among states for its hard-line approach to trying juveniles as adults.

Florida’s Surplus Adds Dollars to Services From Mental Health to Rape Crisis Centers

May 23, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

People with disabilities, domestic and sexual violence programs, mental health and substance abuse programs, juvenile justice and children’s services all got bigger budgets for the first time since the recession began.

Duping Court Ruling, Florida Replacing Life Juvenile Sentencing With 50-Year Minimum

April 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Legislation aimed at putting Florida in line with a U.S. Supreme Court ban on automatic life sentences for juvenile murderers cleared a House panel Tuesday, but with a 50 year minimum sentence that opponents say may keep the state’s law at odds with the court’s aim.

Beyond Sheriff Joe’s Tactics: Looking at Prison Reform in Florida With Fresh Eyes

March 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Analyzing Florida’s prisons and jails is a revelation of unsustainable incarceration rates and prison-building, argues Milissa Holland, who explores more logical alternatives to end the vicious cycle of punishment and recidivism.

Bad News for Counties: Juvenile Detention Costs Would More Heavily Burden Locals

January 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida’s Juvenile Justice Department, in a case involving 14 local governments and the Florida Association of Counties, filed an order rejecting arguments that its interpretation of the law has improperly shifted extra costs to counties.

Judge Sides With Counties Again Over Juvenile Justice Costs Florida Is Passing On

August 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

For the second time in little more than a month, a state judge has found that the Department of Juvenile Justice improperly carried out a law that requires counties to help pay juvenile-detention costs.

Five Questions for Wansley Walters, Head of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice

May 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Before becoming secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Wansley Walters directed the Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department, considered a national model for saving money while reducing the juvenile arrest rate. She’s the first woman to lead DJJ.

Abu Ghraib Brutality in Florida’s Youth Prisons: Suit Charges Rape and Other Abuses

October 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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A class-action law suit against a private Florida juvenile prion contractor claims children were physically abused, forced to have sex with counselors, and kept from seeing lawyers.

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