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<item><title></title><link>http://www.youthlaw.org/juvenile_justice/#c8976</link><description><![CDATA[Arkansas Youth Justice: The Architecture of Reform
Arkansas leaders, like their counterparts in other states, have embarked  on a plan to transform the state’s juvenile justice system. This report  describes the work that has been done to build reform over the past  four years under the steady and skilled stewardship of Ron Angel,  Director of the Division of Youth Services (DYS). It also suggests  additional changes in policy and practices that might further  &quot;revolutionize&quot; youth services. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:41:07 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Publications!</title><link>http://www.youthlaw.org/publications/#c8694</link><description><![CDATA[Arkansas Youth Justice: The Architecture of Reform]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:23:10 CST</pubDate></item><item><title></title><link>http://www.youthlaw.org/juvenile_justice/6/#c5845</link><description><![CDATA[The US remains the only nation to sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Approximately 2,500 youths are serving this sentence, some of them for non-homicide offenses. As the public increasingly recognizes the inhumanity of treating  adolescents as adults in the application of criminal laws and penalties,  the campaign to eliminate youth sentences of life without parole has  grown.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:17:52 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sara Kruzan: Sentenced to Life Without Parole at Age 16</title><link>http://www.youthlaw.org/press_room/video_sara_kruzan_sentenced_to_life_without_parole_at_age_16/#c4333</link><description><![CDATA[Click below to view 2007 interview with Sara Kruzan.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:27:12 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Media Coverage: Clark v. Guinn</title><link>http://www.youthlaw.org/press_room/media_coverage_clark_v_guinn/#c4197</link><description><![CDATA[Watch video of initial media coverage of NCYL's work to reform foster care in Nevada.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:50:46 CDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Improving the Child Welfare Workforce: Lessons Learned from Class Action Litigation</title><link>http://www.youthlaw.org/publications/#c3112</link><description><![CDATA[NCYL, in collaboration with Children's Rights Inc. and with support from Cornerstones for Kids conducted a review of efforts to strengthen the child welfare workforce through litigation in 12 jurisdictions across the country.Executive Summary (pdf)Full Report (pdf)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:09:34 CDT</pubDate></item>
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