,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ddgd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4 ,casey introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd to eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup of status offenders1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,prohibiting ,detention of ,youth ,status ,offenders ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,under the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaja et seq471 ,congress recognized the need to set clear standards and protect juveniles across the ,united ,states by1 among other things1 providing that ,states should not place youth in secure detention for status offenses1 which are offenses that would not be criminal offenses if committed by an adult4 7#b7 ,in #aihj1 ,congress amended the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaja et seq47 to create an exception that permits judges to place a youth in secure detention if the youth violates a valid court order 7referred to in this section as the ,,vco exception74 ,the ,,vco exception has led to thousands of youth being placed in secure detention for noncriminal status offenses4 7#c7 ,placing a child charged with a noncriminal status offense in secure confinement with children who have been accused of serious criminal offenses can expose the child to negative influences and behaviors that could contribute to that child returning into the status offense system or the delinquency system4 7#d7 ,the #e most common juvenile status offense include skipping school1 drinking while underage1 running away from home1 violating curfew1 and acting out4 7#e7 ,in #bjai-- 7,a7 #aa percent of formally processed juvenile court cases were for a status offense2 and 7,b7 although most petitioned status offense cases involved white youth 7#fa percent71 ,black youth and ,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native youth were overrepresented among petitioned status offenses cases relative to their population size4 7#f7 ,girls are more often sent to the justice system for less serious offenses1 such as status offenses1 than boys4 ,in #bjai1 the female share of formally processed status offense cases 7#dd percent7 was greater than the share of female delinquency cases 7#bh percent74 7#g7 ,girls often engage in status offense behaviors in response to abuse or trauma and may1 for example1 run away to escape abuse at home or in a foster care placement4 7#h7 ,anyone under the age of majority1 which1 in most ,states1 is the age of #ah1 is subject to status offense charges1 but teenagers between the ages of #ad and #ag comprise most status offense cases4 7#i7 ,most youth who engage in status and other minor offenses never progress to more serious behavior and will age out of the behavior without court intervention4 7#aj7 ,since #aihj1 more than half of ,states have recognized the dangers of placing youth in secure detention for noncriminal status offenses and have stopped using the ,,vco exception4 7#aa7 ,while the number of status offenses petitioned in courts decreased by #ec percent between #bjje and #bjai1 during #bjba1 there were still approximately #a1djj instances of a youth being detained in response to a status offense4 7#ab7 ,congress recognized the need to reform the ,,vco exception under the ,juvenile ,justice ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#aae-che2 #acb ,stat4 #eabc71 which1 among other things1 limited the time that a juvenile could be detained under a ,,vco exception to not more than #g days4 7#ac7 ,congress must now act to eliminate the ,,vco exception and fully return to the original intent of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaja et seq471 which originally provided that no youth should be held in secure detention for a noncriminal status offense4 #c4 ,deinstitutionalization of status offenders ,section #bbc of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaacc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#aa77;,a77i77,,iii71 by inserting a runaway before held2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#bc7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c77iii7-- 7,i7 in subclause 7,i77dd71 by striking #g and inserting #c2 and 7,,ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,i7 by striking #g and inserting #c2 and 7,,ii7 by adding and at the end2 and 7iii7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the following3 7,e7 the juvenile may only be held in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility if the detention-- 7i7 is pursuant to a court order described in subparagraph 7,c77iii7 and the other conditions set forth in subparagraph 7,c7 are satisfied2 and 7ii7 occurs only #a time in any #f-month period2 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,additional requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this subsection1 no ,state receiving a formula grant under this part may use a valid court order described in subsection 7a77#bc77;,c77iii7 to place a juvenile status offender in a secure detention facility or secure correctional facility4 7#b7 ,extension ,a ,state that can demonstrate hardship1 as determined by the ,administrator1 may submit to the ,administrator an application for a single #a-year extension of the #a-year period described in paragraph 7#a7 to comply with paragraph 7#a71 which shall describe-- 7,a7 the measurable progress and good effort in the ,state to reduce the number of juvenile status offenders who are placed in a secure detention facility or correctional facility pursuant to a court order described in subsection 7a77#bc77;,c77iii72 and 7,b7 a plan to comply with the requirement described in paragraph 7#a7 not later than #a year after the date the extension is granted4 4