Juvies
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| Juvies | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality TV |
| Created by | Karen Grau Bill Hussung |
| Directed by | Melissa Kennedy |
| Theme music composer | The Churchills |
| Opening theme | Sometimes Your Best Isn't Good Enough, performed by The Curchills |
| Composer(s) | Simon Heselev |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Dill Karen Grau Lily Neumeyer Bill Hussung |
| Producer(s) | John Salcido |
| Story editor(s) | Leane Vandeman Jule Gilfillan Steven Matty |
| Cinematography | Piers Bath I-Li Chen |
| Running time | 60 minutes approx. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| Original airing | February 1, 2007 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
MTV Juvies is an MTV television show following minors in the Lake County, Indiana Juvenile Justice Complex. The series first aired on MTV in February 2007, and has re-aired regularly, most recently in May 2008. A NWI Times articlereported that several networks, including NBC, are considering airing a new season.
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[edit] Overview
MTV Juvies depicts what happens to first time offenders in the Indiana Juvenile Justice system. The show features a behind the scenes look at the detention center and court process as it follows kids charged with committing relatively minor offenses such as underage drinking, minor theft, marijuana use, running away, etc.
Each episode follows two youth from their initial intake in the detention center to their "Detention Hearing" where a judge hears evidence on whether to keep the child detained, or release the child to their parents or elsewhere, pending a trial on the underlying charges. The series does not cover the trial on the charges themselves, however a brief epilogue appears at the end of each hour long episode updating viewers on the eventual outcome of the case.
They have some special shorts called Life After Juvies on mtv.com where it shows how the child is doing after being a juvie.
The unprecedented access (including voluminous amounts of CCTV footage) to the juvenile court system, which is typically closed, was obtained by MTV and Calamari Productions from the Indiana Supreme Court.
The song "Sometimes Your Best Isn't Good Enough", performed by The Churchills, is the theme of the show.
[edit] Judge
All of the featured children appear before Lake County Indiana Superior Court Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura.
[edit] Defense Attorneys
Each child is represented at their detention hearing by a defense attorney - either an appointed public defender or private attorney hired by the family. The Lake County Juvenile Court uses part time public defenders who also maintain private law practices.
Attorneys who appear in episodes on behalf of the children include Donald Wruck, Geoff Giorgi, and Deidre Monroe.
[edit] Episode Guide
| Episode number | Title | Defense attorney(s) | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | "Cordell and Sara" | Don Wruck (Cordell), Deidre Monroe (Sara) | Melissa Kennedy | February 1, 2007 |
| 102 | "Ryan and LaRico" | Deidre Monroe | Melissa Kennedy | February 8, 2007 |
| 103 | "Sierra and Rashad" | Geoff Giorgi (Rashad), Deidre Monroe (Sierra) | Melissa Kennedy | February 15, 2007 |
| 104 | "Kashmeire and Francesca" | Don Wruck | Melissa Kennedy | February 22, 2007 |
| 105 | "Steve and Javier" | Don Wruck | Melissa Kennedy | March 1, 2007 |
| 106 | "Karissa and Nathan" | Don Wruck | Melissa Kennedy | March 8, 2007 |
| 107 | "RJ, Jasmine and Jacinta" | Don Wruck (RJ) | Melissa Kennedy | March 15, 2007 |
| 108 | "Dale and Jeff" | Diedre Monroe | Melissa Kennedy | March 22, 2007 |
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