(53 quotes found)
“Our investigation found evidence that juveniles were routinely hit, shoved and slapped by staff, that juveniles were sprayed with pepper spray while in restraints,”
Alex Acosta
“The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!”
Daniel Dennett
“The juvenile system is in the better position to rehabilitate an offender. Why subject him to a system that has nothing to do with rehabilitation, even though it's supposed to?”
Antonio Tuddles
“He got every bit of what he deserved, ... Quite frankly, if he hadn't been a juvenile, we would have been pursuing the death penalty.”
Bruce Bartlett
“A juvenile female verified that Maddox was inside the house. We obtained a search warrant. We were able to make contact with Maddox at 2:15 p.m. by using a cell phone, and at 2:27 p.m. he surrendered.”
Capt. Allan Elkins
“We, traditionally, in the juvenile-justice system have been charged with keeping the public safe. There's a lot more to it than that. This department is about the business of rehabilitation, and that's what we're going to do.”
Cari DeSantis
“We're at the breaking point. The juvenile justice system in this state is at the breaking point. We've seen almost no new money and costs keep going up and up.”
Cassandra Jenkins
“It certainly is a gray area. Most news organizations are fairly skittish about printing the names of juveniles unless they're being charged as adults.”
Wendell Cochran
“This estuary was a 40-foot-deep holding area for arriving salmon, and for juveniles heading out to sea, ... Now a wedge of sand and rock extends all the way upstream to Honeydew. Some estimate that area holds 80 million cubic yards of fill.”
Chris Larson
“This was not a random shooting. This was not school-related. This was not juvenile-related.”
Cmdr. Rashall Brackney