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KY: State juvenile justice changing directions. Rehabilitation, not jail, part of change

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

2/10/08 State juvenile justice changing directions Rehabilitation, not jail, part of change By Deborah Yetter The Courier-Journal Kentucky's juvenile justice system is undergoing a major shift in philosophy -- dropping what critics said had been an emphasis on incarceration and punishment in favor of the treatment and rehabilitation required by law. "I don't want to hear the word incarceration used in conjunction with juveniles," said J. Michael Brown, the new secretary of justice and public safety. "Our mission is to treat the juveniles, the children that are entrusted to our care." Ron Haws, 64, a six-year veteran of the Juvenile Justice Department, recently was named acting commissioner by Brown and agrees the department has strayed from its mission...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 11, 2008 (boomark / email).