3.0.0 5537 2020-02-10T16:53:24Z 2020-02-10T16:53:24Z House H HR 2008-03-05 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-03-05T18:16:25Z 2008-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2008-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 N Crime and Law Enforcement Child health Correctional personnel Corrections Detention of persons Economics and Public Finance Employee training Families Federal aid to law enforcement Health Imprisonment Juvenile delinquency Labor and Employment Mental health services Prison alternatives Status offenders Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2008-03-05 Introduced in House 2008-03-25T19:25:51Z Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise and add definitions under such Act relating to the treatment of juveniles held in custody while awaiting trial for criminal offenses; (2) require state plans under such Act to separate juveniles from the adult prison population, eliminate the use of dangerous practices used for holding juveniles in custody, and provide training of prison staff on techniques for effective behavior management of juvenile offenders; (3) provide incentive grants to states to adopt programs for the mental health treatment needs of juveniles in custody and for the placement of such juveniles in the least restrictive detention or correctional settings; and (4) prohibit the placement of juveniles who have not been charged with adult criminal offenses in secure detention or correctional facilities.

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