As of Sunday 12/01/2019 at 12:00 AM the Raise the Age initiative is in effect. That means that any 16 and 17 year old who commit crimes...

School’s Back As students return to school, defenders may want to check out the OJD website for tips on defending students charged at...

This Week’s Blog Includes: We’re Hiring! Tip of the Week Legislative Update Still Time to Sign Up for the Annual Training! We’re hiring...

Welcome!  We’re coming into another Friday with fresh tips, job, training, and podcast reminders.  We also have a summary of the first...

Welcome back, everyone!  There is light news this week, but there are a few tidbits of information that might be of interest to you...

Happy Pre-Saturday!  There are no new stories to share for this week, but there are a couple of deadlines in the next couple of days...

As we observe and prepare for the full implementation of North Carolina’s plan to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction, there are some...

In light of the Parkland school tragedy, it seems that there has been an increase in juveniles being charged with the felony of “Making a...

Hello, N.C. and beyond!  This week we primarily have reminders for you for previously mentioned news with an update on Defender Trial...

This week there are some great opportunities for work, training and community building in juvenile defense. Job Post Reminder and a Nice...

This week we are lighter on the usual training notifications, but there are some important updates to be shared. Training, Job...

Happy Holidays again and welcome to 2018, Juvenile Defender family!  We hope everyone has had a safe and happy holiday.  We’ve got a few...

Turkey Day is approaching and everyone is probably already in vacation mode for this week, so we will spare everyone from the usual “Week...

This week we would like to bring attention to a few training opportunities and at least one new job opportunity. Good Ol’ Education North...

On Friday, Aug. 11, juvenile defenders from across N.C. united at the U.N.C. School of Government for the 2017 Juvenile Defender...

Yesterday, Professor LaToya Powell  posted a new entry on the UNC School of Government’s “On the Civil Side” blog further detailing In...

The N.C. Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice’s Committee on Criminal Investigation and Adjudication is recommending that...

Congratulations to Ricky Watson, Co-Director of the Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, for being named a...

Dress codes are a point of controversy within many school districts,raising questions of classism, racism, and conformity. For trans*...

The Wake Forest Law Review invites you to attend its Spring 2016 symposium, “Implementing De-Incarceration Strategies: Policies and...