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JJIE
Advocates are hopeful a reauthorization of the key federal legislation that protects juveniles in state and local custody will be on the agenda when lawmakers return after Tuesday’s election.

The Washington Post
From the day he was picked up three years ago by Border Patrol agents in Texas, Dora Beltrán’s son has cycled through shelters and detention centers in five states as his mother fights to bring him home.

First Focus
The U.S. Department and Urban Development (HUD) recently released the Family Options Study, which studied the impact of housing and service interventions for homeless families over a three-year period. According to HUD, the study proves that long-term housing assistance vouchers are the most effective means to reduce homelessness and improve outcomes for children and families. However, critics question the methodology of the study, noting that it fails to adequately evaluate the role and impact of service interventions.

PBS
The number of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren is going up and increasingly it’s because their own kids are addicted to heroin or prescription drugs, or have died from an overdose. For some, it’s a challenge with little help available.

JJIE
The Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act of 2016 unanimously passed in D.C. and is set to go to the mayor and congress for final consideration. The bill bars detaining juveniles for status offenses and placing youth in adult facilities. It also prevents placement of unsupervised children into detention facilities before fact-finding or dispositional hearings.

Takepart
"Often what we fail to do in police leadership is to give our officers more tools. They have the cuffs, but then I gave them another tool and said you don’t have to arrest the kid." – Kevin Bethel, former Deputy Commissioner of Philadelphia Police Department

M. Currey Cook, Esq.

 

Currey Cook is a Senior Attorney and National Director of the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project at Lambda Legal. Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. View Currey’s NACC profile here.

Welcome to Kelly Williams from Coughlin & Williams in Ridgeland, Mississippi.