Tag Archives: Kentucky Youth Advocates

Anti-youth incarceration bill clears House Judiciary Committee

February 9, 2011 – 3:51 pm

Kentucky Youth Advocates issued a press release today heralding the emergence of anti-youth incarceration legislation from the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 123, filed by Fayette County Democrat Kelly Flood, would reduce the use of incineration as a means to deal with students who skip school by making the requirements to prosecute them. “Kentucky detains [...]

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Kentucky ranks No. 2 for youth incarceration

November 16, 2010 – 1:07 pm

We did it, gang! Another chart-topping achievement! (And by “gang” I of course eschewed the colloquialism and meant “brooding collection of disaffected youth with a preponderance for crime due to a lack of adequate social services/quality schools.”) From Kentucky Youth Advocates (bold emphasis mine): A wide body of research shows that locking up young people [...]

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Mayoral-types spar at Kids Count forum, horse race-style

September 9, 2010 – 8:30 pm

(And lo, our notion of democracy is humbled by it…) Some 200 people packed into a second floor conference room at Metro United Way’s Broadway campus to witness the latest mayoral debate in Louisville’s ongoing race to replace Lord Mayor Jerry Abramson. Sponsored by Family & Children’s Place, Kentucky Youth Advocates and Metro United Way, [...]

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KY Youth Advocates releases 2010 County Data Book

August 31, 2010 – 2:06 pm

Earlier today, Kentucky Youth Advocates released their 20th annual “Kids Count” County Data Book. This year, the report, which measures and tracks the socioeconomic well-being of children across Kentucky’s 120 counties, factors in the impact of the economic recession. As you can probably imagine, the results aren’t pretty.

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