Kids and the Law All guides are in Adobe Acrobat format.                                                                       Download it here                                                                    * English Version                                                                    * Spanish Version When You Become 18: A  Survival Guide for Teenagers is the second of the State Bar's consumer education series that also includes Kids & the Law: An A-Z Guide for Parents and Seniors & the Law: A Guide for Maturing Californians. California centered; good for all states.  When you Become 18 An A to Z Guide for Parents All guides are in Adove Acrobat format                                                                      Download it here                                                                * English Version                                                                 * Spanish Version Kids and the Law: An A-Z Guide for Parents is the first in the State Bar's consumer education series that also includes When You Become 18: A Survival Guide for Teenagers  and Seniors & the Law: A Guide for Maturing Californians. While this is California-centered, the advice is good for all states.  (Acrobat Reader required to read some of these reports. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click the following link to go to the Adobe website and download the free Adobe Reader software.) 1)       Moral Reconation Therapy can be used in EVERY prison and juvenile facility in the United States.           (read report) 2)       Pew Research Report: One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 3)       You can watch online, the FRONTLINE special, "When Kids Get Life" by visiting the site 4)       More than meets the eye:  Rethinking Assessment, Competency and Sentencing for a Harsher Era of Juvenile Justice Projects / Research      "UNTIL THEY DIE" The Children’s Law Center has released a report entitled, Until They Die A Natural Death: Youth Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Massachusetts.  This report is a result of the hard work and dedication of Lia Monahon and the Massachusetts team. Boston Globe coverage of the report      INFO ABOUT "JUVIES" A Documentary about Juveniles serving Life Without Parole and narrated by Mark Wahlberg.      Rocky Mountain News: Series on Life Without Parole In September 2005 The Rocky Mountain News published a report on Juvenile Justice, some of the state's current LWOP juveniles and its history in Colorado. Read the report and decide for yourself. Acrobat Reader required. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click the following link to go to the Adobe website and download the free Adobe Reader software.      Alternative Schools: Promise or Peril for Children Exiting    the Juvenile Justice System? A report from the National Center for Youth Law on youth leaving Juvenile Justice System and re- entering society.      The Rest of Their Lives Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States The United States is one of the few countries where a crime committed by a juvenile regularly results in a life sentence without any possibility of parole. This 167-page report documents state and national trends in this type of sentencing and analyzes the race, history and crimes of the young offenders and is a joint project with Amnesty International. Also the latest Pew Report: One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections Washington, DC - 03/02/2009 - Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States.  The vast majority of these offenders live in the community, yet new data in the report finds that nearly 90 percent of state corrections dollars are spent on prisons.  One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states (please see the 50 state factsheets), and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community.“Most states are facing serious budget deficits,” said Susan Urahn, managing director of The Pew Center on the States.  “Every single one of them should be making smart investments in community corrections that will help them cut costs and improve outcomes.” CONSTITUTIONAL TRENDS IN DEFENDING JUVENILES.doc Until They Die a Natural Death.pdf New Yorker Supermax Hellholes 2009.doc New England Law Review Juvenile Death Sentence.pdf No More Children Left Behind Bars.pdf More Important Reports for download National Juvenile Justice Network 2010 Polling on Public Attitudes about the Treatment of Young Offenders The Murder of Jacob  To receive a copy of THE MURDER OF JACOB, signed by the author, please send $30.00 plus $4.95 shipping/handling to:   Mary Ellen Johnson Box 38074 Colorado Springs, Co 80937 or contact: Mary Ellen via email   Please read our Terms of Use