A colleague of mine talks of the culture differences that sometimes exist between schools and out-of-school time (OST) programs. He suggests that...
LOS ANGELES — People who were abused as children while in institutional facilities feel some optimism about new California legislation, they said...
In this moment of high drama when the nation’s attention is focused on Ferguson, it is important to remember something: The entire...
Because we work from the desire to create more just and less alienating ways of interacting, we often find ourselves worrying about...
It is often uncomfortable to be viewed as an “expert,” especially when you know more than anyone that you don’t have specific...
When you live in an abnormal situation, one that fundamentally is not suited to humans beings, there is no possibility of a...
Eric Holder, the first African-American attorney general, resigned on Thursday, though he’ll remain at his post until his replacement is confirmed.
We don’t always understand the world as well as we imagine, especially when it comes to the effects of public policy. This...
The recent turmoil at Tennessee’s Woodland Hills juvenile facility in Nashville provides an example of an institution unable to meet the demands...
I have sometimes imagined that because of my time in prison I can understand what it is like to be black in...
Are there those for whom redemption is impossible? I have known a lot of men who committed terrible deeds, and it seemed...
Michael Brown was killed because he was black. He was killed because the police in his community, like those in many other...
In the U.S. we usually consider prisons and jails to be violent places, as if there were no alternative, but the conditions...
More than three months after sending an unconvicted transgender minor to an adult prison, Connecticut child welfare officials seem more concerned about...
For youth in detention (including post detention) the rate of completed suicide is two to four times higher, surpassing the rate of...
Evidence suggests that restorative practices produce superior results when compared to punitive and retributive systems, but those who support this philosophy need...
The uproar between the left and right over “unaccompanied minors” and what to do about them is masking the long-standing role of...
I don’t like the phrase “restorative justice,” even though I use it often. Why? Too many people associate it only with the...
One shining light in the effort to address all of these problems is a collaboration between the federal government, states and one...
Juvenile Justice SAMHSA and MacArthur select Georgia, Tennessee, Massachusetts and Indiana for new program to divert kids with behavioral disorders. Rehabilitation not...