juvenile
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And a growing cohort of mostly juvenile humpbacks are thriving off New York's coast, where food is now plentiful.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
She settled on a four-year term that will be served in state prison, not a juvenile facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said the sentence was unusual for a juvenile but found Gray calculated and unrepentant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"He was sentenced... under juvenile criminal law," he told RBB TV.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He didn't have any juvenile criminal history—no prior arrests, no misconduct in school, no delinquencies or prior court appearances.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without parole was unusual because of their youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Orcas often tear apart prey and share it with other members of the group, including calves and juveniles," said Ayres.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Under state law, California counties are required to destroy many criminal records for juveniles, leaving the county with almost no visibility into who was in their facilities decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
"If you're being bleached before you've even recovered and been able to produce juveniles again, then that's only a downwards trajectory from there," said Oakley.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
But studies show that more than 90 percent of juveniles who are interrogated by police don’t wait to talk to an attorney and don’t understand the rights the police have read them.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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