Hello to all our readers out there! A shorter week in review but still some great information. Let’s get you headed into the weekend with a great Week in Review.
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Where Is My Client Being Held?
All juveniles under the 18 shall be held in a juvenile detention center or in a facility approved by the Juvenile Justice Section of the Division of Adult Corrections and Juvenile Justice. This also includes juveniles who have been transferred to superior court. If a juvenile has been transferred to superior court and turns 18 while awaiting competition of the case, the juvenile is to be held in the custody of the sheriff where the charges arose.
SOG + IDS 2021 Spring Public Defender Conference
The 2021 Virtual Spring Public Defender Attorney & Investigator Conference is open and available at https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/spring-public-defender-attorney-and-investigator-conference offered remotely May 12-14, 2021 on the Zoom meeting platform. This conference is cosponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services and offers 13 hours of attorney CLE credit and qualifies for NC State Bar criminal law specialization credit. This conference will also offer at least one hour of ethics, mental health/ substance abuse, and technology credit. The SOG has submitted a total of 7 credit hours to the North Carolina Protective Services Board for approval of the investigator sessions and they will have their own training tracks Wednesday & Friday.
You can get more information and register by clicking here: https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/spring-public-defender-attorney-and-investigator-conference
Fayetteville-Cumberland Youth Council
The Fayetteville-Cumberland Youth Council is holding their 2021 Virtual Teen Health Summit and it scheduled for Saturday, May 8th, 2021 Virtually. The event is a full-day of programming curated by the Fayetteville-Cumberland Youth Council. Our goal is to build awareness around teenagers and their health care. We will be hosting various workshops focusing on Mental Health, Physical Health, Advocacy and more.
Join us by tickets on Eventbrite. Tickets are free and the event is for teens 14-19! 2021 Virtual Teen Health Summit Ticket