Unchain the Children

Public Defender Challenges Shackling of Juveniles

News

Shackling of juveniles in court criticized
Palm Beach Post - August 25, 2007

Why are Children in Florida Treated as Enemy Combatants?
Cornerstone, National Legal Aid & Defender Association (May-Aug, 2007)

Should kids go to court in chains?
USA TODAY - June 18, 2007

State examines juvenile shackling practice
Jacksonville Daily Record - February 15, 2007

Group: Limit use of cuffs on kids
News & Record - February 5, 2007

Judges refuse to unshackle juveniles
Palm Beach Post - February 2, 2007

Manacles off Send children to court unshackled
Daytona Beach News-Journal - January 19, 2007

Miami Dade County Commissions Issues Resolution Against Indiscriminate Shackling
December 19, 2006

Juvenile Court to Reconsider Shackles
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - December 6, 2006

Governor-elect Crist: routine shackling of juvenile suspects is wrong
December 01, 2006

Justice in chains Stop shackling children in court
Daytona Beach News-Journal - November 25, 2006

Proposed change in Legislature is needed
The Famuan - November 20, 2006

Effort growing to end Florida shackling of juvenile suspects
Bradenton Herald - November 18, 2006

End the shackling of juveniles
St. Petersburg Times - October 3, 2006

Bar panel urges: Unchain the children
The Florida Bar News - October 1, 2006

Shackling in juvenile courts faces test
St. Petersburg Times - September 27, 2006

Detained juveniles will not be shackled in courtrooms, judges rule
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - September 26, 2006

Shackling of kids curtailed in Broward courtrooms
Miami Herald - September 25, 2006

Florida's Juveniles endure a practice worthy of chain gangs
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - September 18, 2006

"Take the chains and shackles off juveniles"
Miami Herald Editorial - September 13, 2006

Public Defenders Ask To Unshackle Juvenile Defendants
NBC6.net - September 12, 2006

Public defenders want chains out of juvenile courts
Miami Herald - September 12, 2006

Public defenders in Miami-Dade call for unshackling of kids in courtroom
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - September 12, 2006

Shackling of juveniles challenged
Orlando Sentinel - September 12, 2006

Shackled juveniles to be debated by the Florida Bar
The Florida Bar News - September 1, 2006

Motions and Appendices

Motion_for_Child_to_Appear_Free_from_Degrading_and_Unlawful_Restraints.pdf

Unshackle_Calendar_Motion2.pdf

Appendix_A_Photographs.pdf

Appendix_B_Memo_to_Hon_Judge_Langer_re_Shackling.pdf

AppendixCWinickPerlmutter.pdf

AppendixDBeyer.pdf

AppendixESchnably.pdf

AppendixFDrGwen Wurm.pdf

Department of Juvenile Justice Policies

par_policy.pdf

statewide_transportation_offender_policy_rev5-25-04.pdf

detentionservicessecurity4020.pdf
 

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Shackling_Press_Release.pdf