#youth-justice

#youth-justice

We cannot say that the court, after weighing the considerable aggravating and mitigating factors here, abused its discretion as a matter of law in determining that extraordinary circumstances exist that should prevent removal to family court, wrote Associate Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman in the majority opinion, which was supported by Associate Judges Michael Garcia, Madeline Singas and Anthony Cannataro.

Custody is being used as a waiting room for hundreds of children who are being unnecessarily locked up while awaiting trial or sentencing due to failing services, the children's commissioner for England has warned. Dame Rachel de Souza said many children were being placed in custody not because they posed the greatest risk, but because the systems designed to support them were failing.

"The repeated strip searches of these teen girls were deemed unconstitutional by Justice Campbell, violating their rights under the Charter, which mandates security from unreasonable search."