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News Item Juvenile Code Rewrite Stalls in Senate Rules
 
News Item House Version of Juvenile Code Rewrite Unanimously Passed out of Senate Judiciary
 
News Item The Fight to Reform Georgia's Juvenile Code
Press release from Senator Bill Hamrick, sponsor of SB 127, the Child Protection and Public Safety Act.
News Item New! Summary of HB 641 As Passed Now Available
This summary reflects the content of the bill as it passed the Georgia House of Representatives on February 29, 2012.
News Item Juvenile Code Rewrite Unanimously Passed by the House
 
News Item Georgia Public Policy Foundation Releases Essential Principles for Georgia's Juvenile Justice System
GPPF releases a new Issue Analysis focusing on how Georgia policy-makers can enhance and improve the way the state can address juvenile justice reform.
News Item Juvenile Code Rewrite Unanimously Passed Out of House Judiciary
 
News Item House Judiciary Committee to Consider Juvenile Code Rewrite on Thursday
 
File Juvenile Code Rewrite Bill Unanimously Passed Out of Senate Judiciary
On last Thursday afternoon, February 15, 2012, the Juvenile Code rewrite bill was unanimously passed out of the Senate Judiciary! We are beyond thrilled at this development given all of the extraordinary work that has been put into this effort by our partners . If you are able, please take a moment to thank the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill will next head to the Senate Rules committee, the last stop before a floor vote in the Senate. While there are more steps ahead of us, getting the bill out of the Senate Judiciary was indeed a critical step.
News Item AJC "Georgia Chief Justice Calls for Sentencing Reforms"
Georgia's Chief Justice calls for sentencing reforms in the adult sytem and encourages juvenile justice reform.
News Item Georgia Chosen to Study Legal Representation of Abused and Neglected Children
 
News Item Columbus Ledger-Enquirer "Keeping Kids In Class"
Opinion piece by Sharon Hill, Executive Director of Georgia Appleseed in Sunday's Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
News Item GA Appleseed Releases New Public School Discipline Study
Georgia Appleseed released its report " Effective School Discipline: Keeping Kids in Class," culminating a year and a half study of outcomes of Georgia public school discipline policies, including their efficacy in addressing student behavior and school safety and their impact on graduation rates.
File GA Appleseed Releases New Public School Discipline Study
Georgia Appleseed released its report "Effective School Discipline: Keeping Kids in Class," culminating a year and a half study of outcomes of Georgia public school discipline policies, including their efficacy in addressing student behavior and school safety and their impact on graduation rates.
News Item House Bill on Children's Code Rewrite Introduced
As of April 12, 2011, the Child Protection and Public Safety Act – a significant rewrite of Georgia’s frequently amended but still inarguably outdated 40-year-old Juvenile Code – is active in both Chambers of the General Assembly and, with pledged support from the Governor and Speaker of the House, readies for a vote in 2012. The introduction of the bill (HB 641) by House Judiciary Chairman Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs) follows a momentous few months which has included 11 public hearings and numerous stakeholder meetings. Senate Judiciary Chairman Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) introduced a similar bill in the Senate in 2009.
News Item Children's Code Rewrite Gains Commitments from Governor Deal and Senate and House Leadership
Governor Deal and Senate and House leadership have committed to move forward the Children’s Code Rewrite (SB 127) in 2012. Sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Bill Hamrick (District 30), and co-sponsored by several Senators from both parties, the bill is a sweeping revision of Georgia’s 40-year-old juvenile law.
File Children's Code Rewrite Gains Commitments from Governor Deal and Senate and House Leadership
 
News Item Pilot Project Funded for Prescription Drug Oversight for Foster Children
 
News Item Children's Code Rewrite Bill Reintroduced!
SB 127, The Child Protection and Public Safety Act was reintroduced on February 23, 2011.
News Item 8-20-2010 Times-Georgian "Legal and Social Experts Push for Family Counseling Over Incarceration for Juveniles
 
News Item 8-18-2010 AJC "Rethink How We Punish Juveniles"
Luiz Velaz writes that SB 292 is a step in the right direction.
News Item 8-14-2010 Savannah Morning News "Juvenile Law: Getting Smarter"
 
News Item Voices for Georgia's Children Launches Election 2010 Website
Voices for Georgia's Children has launched a new dedicated section of their website intended to keep advocates and candidates up-to-date on the 2010 elections. You'll be able to keep up to date on important events, access information about the candidates, find a list of questions to ask at candidate forums and town hall meetings, and learn about some of the most important issues for children.
News Item Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Recently the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University launched the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, which provides continuing information focused on juvenile justice issues and shines a spotlight on the system’s strengths and weaknesses.
News Item Children in Need of Services, A New Way to Address Status Offenses
On Monday, August 9th from 2 – 4 pm, SB 292, the Child Protection and Public Safety Act (more commonly known as the juvenile code rewrite bill) will be the subject of a public hearing down at the Capitol. Specifically Article 6, Children in Need of Services (aka CHINs) will be discussed. Monday’s hearing is particularly noteworthy as it will be the first time we have had a public discussion about this new approach for intervening with kids who are currently considered “unruly” under Georgia law (more commonly known as status offenders).
News Item The Burns Institute Releases Juvenile Justice Racial & Ethnic Disparities Data Map
View states' one-day incarceration data, annual juvenile justice system data by decision-making point, and disproportionate minority contact (DMC) information (where available).
News Item Georgia Appleseed's Effective School Discipline: Keeping in Kids in Class Project - Phase I Report Debuts
School administrators and teachers face a difficult task in balancing the right of all students to have a safe and effective school learning environment and the right of each student to have a reasonable chance to obtain at least a quality high school education. This report, Effective School Discipline: Keeping Kids in Class, is Phase I of an on-going process to objectively assess the state of public school student discipline in Georgia and to identify any changes that would benefit all of Georgia's students. http://www.gaappleseed.org/keepingkidsinclass/
News Item Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door For Juvenile Justice Reform
Op-ed by JUSTGeorgia Project Manager Julia Neighbors and Voices for Georgia's Children Policy Director Beth Locker in today's AJC.
News Item New Head of DJJ
Garland R. Hunt to replace Commissioner Albert Murray
News Item Vox: Raising Teen Voices to Change the Juvenile Code
Video and written testimony from teens affected by the system.
News Item AJC Investigating State Foster Care System
 
File 9.25.09 Daily Report Article: Legislature Takes Up Juvenile Code Rewrite
 
File Emory School of Law Public Interest Newsletter: Barton Leads the Initiative to Rewrite Georgia's Juvenile Code
 
File March 24, 2008 Press Release: New Proposed Model Juvenile Code Unveiled
 
File House Bill on Children's Code Rewrite Introduced
 
News Item Youth Justice Barbecue Celebrates Juvenile Code Rewrite Progress
Advocates, youth and members of the public gathered at Exchange Park in Decatur, Ga. to celebrate a year of progress toward juvenile code reform in Georgia.
File Georgia Chosen to Study Legal Representation of Abused and Neglected Children
 
News Item JJIE "Stakeholders & Foster Kids Speak Out on Juvenile Code Rewrite"
 
News Item Juvenile Code Rewrite Bill Unanimously Passed Out of Senate Judiciary
 
News Item ACTION ALERT: Contact Governor NOW on Juvenile Code Rewrite
 
News Item JUSTGeorgia Cheers Signing of Criminal Justice Reform Act, Hopes for Same Opportunities for Children
Statement from JUSTGeorgia regarding the Criminal Justice Reform Act.
File JUSTGeorgia Cheers Signing of Criminal Justice Reform Act, Hopes for Same Opportunities for Children
 
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