Juvenile Justice Georgia DJJ rolls out two pilots intended to help detained youth in transition. Education NYC’s increased spending doesn’t produce better...
Texas legislators are once again taking up the debate on what to do with 17-year-olds convicted of murder. The issue was set...
Juvenile Justice Op-Ed calls for more research into Iowa juvenile justice policy. Texas legislators pass 50 justice bills, including many covering juveniles....
As I write this the nation is celebrating the 237th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. It’s pretty rainy...
The nation loves an entrepreneur, or at least a good story about one. There is something about the “pull yourself up by...
I have been out of high school since 1984, and I realize that things these days are different. It was a time...
Have you heard Sara’s story? She was raised by an abusive, drug addicted mother. Her father was almost entirely absent from their lives....
As a criminal defense lawyer and the mother of two girls, I have a very effective disciplinary tool at my disposal: I...
Humans naturally form groups, and the way we treat those inside our groups is different, usually radically so, from the way we...
Child Welfare Beating death of 8-yr-old boy leads to a review of California’s child welfare agency. Editorial on the death of Gabriel...
I think I first heard the phrase “people over process” a few years ago in Illinois. I was in a room with...
Athens, Ga., is a funny town. It’s the home of the University of Georgia, meaning some 35,000 students make their home here...
One of my favorite exercise and nutrition blogs is Theory to Practice, written by Keith Norris. He combines a solid grounding in the...
In prison I could often tell who would be a target for victimization. I developed this ability the old fashioned way, through...
As juvenile justice reform moves forward around the country, certain words and phrases are increasingly being thrown about. We see calls for...
The restorative justice program here in Athens, Ga., after almost two years of relationship and capacity building, is finally getting off the...
Two recent stories on the JJIE show the contrasting approaches that states have taken to address last year’s Miller vs. Alabama decision by the...
The Times Tribune published an article Tuesday outlining the final report of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille covering changes in how...
I found out a few days ago that next week, a dear friend of mine will be released from prison. I plan...
In prison it pays to be tough, or at least seem tough, and men will go to great lengths to disguise their...