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Young criminals, new strategy: the series
Series runs Wednesday December 6 - Saturday December 9, 2006
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Michael J. Gallegoss tells his photographic story of the juvenile justice program.
Photo by Charlotte Hill Cobb
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In years past, kids convicted of violent acts in New Mexico were locked up and punished. Today, that's changing.
In a major shift, the state's juvenile justice system is focusing on helping all kids get their lives back on track, even the most dangerous.
In a four-day series, we'll look out how this massive change is playing out - from the assembly line of pain in Children's Court to the secure yard of the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center (right), which held 13 accused killers at one point this year.
The Series
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Wednesday: A massive change comes to the state's juvenile justice system.
New Mexico changes how it deals with young violent offenders
The state's Children, Youth and Families Department has a bold new mission: to refocus its efforts from incarcerating and punishing violent kids, to helping get their lives back on track. Full story »
Juvenile offenders can avoid prison if they're amenable to rehabilitation
If a judge finds a juvenile offender `amenable' to treatment, it can mean the difference between getting rehabilitation services or spending years in an adult prison. Full story »
Deal increases pay for psych reports
A financial fallout over psychological services that could have caused an even greater backlog at the juvenile courts appears to have been averted for now. Full story »
From the first issue of Falcon Pride, the YDDC student newspaper, Oct. 5, 2006 Full story »
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Thursday: A long day of assembly-line pain in juvenile court.
What happens on an average day in Children's Court
Draped in her black robe, Children's Court Presiding Judge Marie Baca enters a packed courtroom to a bailiff's familiar command: "Please rise." Full story »
Judge yearns for more kids' services
Children's Court Presiding Judge Marie Baca has the job she always wanted, a position she thought would make a difference in the lives of troubled children. Full story »
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Friday: A young life wasted, with years still to go.
Convicted of helpign kill his grandparents in 1994, Michael Brown was sentenced as an adult when he was 17. Denied an opportunity for rehabilitation, he's not expected to get out until 2045. Now, he contemplates a lifetime of one endless day at a time. Full story »
Brain science offers insight to teen crime
Jurors pondered that nearly 12 years ago before deciding on the guilty verdict that would lock the teen away for decades in an adult prison. They questioned why a 16-year-old boy with no previous history of violence did nothing to stop his teen pals from stabbing his screaming grandparents in 1994 unless he was the cold and calculating killer prosecutors said he was. Full story »
Teens convicted of crimes: Where are they now? Full story »
Young criminals, new strategies: Facts and figures
New Mexico's juvenile facilities; ethnicity; gender gap; in custody; the New Mexico vision for juvenile justice Full story »
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Saturday: Hope in the cauldron of YDDC.
Albuquerque's Youth Diagnostic and Development Center houses both nonviolent teen offenders and high-risk killers. Officials say their goal is to help clients get the therapeutic services they need, but the plan has its share of detractors and problems. Full story »
Teen killer's case reveals YDDC's limitations
The violence in Katrina Gonzales' life didn't stop when she entered the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center in Albuquerque. Full story »
New Mexico's new mission in juvenile justice is patterned, in part, after a successful Missouri program that has been in place for decades. Full story »
Alternative sentences foster rehabilitation
Among the components of Missouri's successful juvenile justice program that have interested New Mexico officials most is its sentencing structure. Full story »
