“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is today.”  DJJ Commissioner Hasan Davis used that Chinese Proverb as a metaphor for the progress of the Unified Juvenile Code Task Force, believing that in the past we did not use the available resources to plant the seeds that will enrich and safeguard Kentucky’s youth and we must seize the opportunity to do it now. School representatives talked about [...]

“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is today.” DJJ Commissioner Hasan Davis used that Chinese Proverb as a metaphor for the progress of the Unified Juvenile Code Task Force, believing that in the past we did not use the available resources to plant the seeds that will enrich and safeguard Kentucky’s youth and we must seize the opportunity to do it now. School representatives talked about [...]

We haven’t charged any 4-year-old with a crime since 2008!  Patrick Yewell, Executive Officer of Family and Juvenile Servcies at the Administrative Office of the Courts, offered that tongue-in-cheek praise at last week’s second meeting of Kentucky’s Unified Juvenile Code Task Force.  But his message was clear – we need common sense revisions to the laws that govern how we handle youth misbehaviors.  He proposed changes to handle misbehavior by young children with services to [...]