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It’s Time to Expect Professional Youth Work

When I worked my first shift at a residential treatment center nearly 30 years ago, I was provided a set of keys...

Storyteller Network Gives Faces, Voices to Poverty

Screenshot of Barbara of Lancaster, Pa., sharing her experience with SNAP in a video On...

OP-ED: The Dream of Restorative Prisons

Prisons are some of the least pleasant places imaginable. The imagery conjured by the word prison is heavily influenced by Hollywood portrayals:...

Transforming the ‘Bench Box’ Judge

I am a reformist who happens to be a judge. I came to this realization when introduced as a “reformer” at a...

Top Headlines 9/17

Education Technology won’t solve all education challenges. “Radical” education experts meet in Philadelphia. Oregon education officials create standards for “seclusion rooms” in...

OP-ED: The Radical Vision of Martin Luther King Jr.

A few nights ago I was talking with several folks while we waited to begin a conflict skills class. All of us...

Let’s Change How Police Question Young Suspects

When I had been practicing in North Carolina’s juvenile courts for about a year, I represented a client charged in the same...

OP-ED: Breaking the Cycle of Hyper-Recidivism

Is reform a means to cut the budget or is cutting the budget a means to reform? It’s like which came first–the...

Top Headlines 7/15

Juvenile Justice Georgia DJJ rolls out two pilots intended to help detained youth in transition. Education NYC’s increased spending doesn’t produce better...

Top Headlines 7/8

Juvenile Justice Op-Ed calls for more research into Iowa juvenile justice policy. Texas legislators pass 50 justice bills, including many covering juveniles....

OP-ED: Reflections on Independence Day

As I write this the nation is celebrating the 237th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. It’s pretty rainy...

OP-ED: Who Benefits from Zero Tolerance Policies?

I have been out of high school since 1984, and I realize that things these days are different. It was a time...

When Kids Behave Like Kids, Don’t Punish Them Like They are Adults

As a criminal defense lawyer and the mother of two girls, I have a very effective disciplinary tool at my disposal: I...

OP-ED: Extending Justice to All Kids

Humans naturally form groups, and the way we treat those inside our groups is different, usually radically so, from the way we...

Top Headlines 6/5

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...

OP-ED: Opening Our Eyes to Uncomfortable Truths

Athens, Ga., is a funny town. It’s the home of the University of Georgia, meaning some 35,000 students make their home here...

OP-ED: The Victim, the Bully and the Outside

In prison I could often tell who would be a target for victimization. I developed this ability the old fashioned way, through...

Prisons are no Place for Profit

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...

Gay Marriage Supports Kids’ Well-Being: American Academy of Pediatrics

The 60,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for same-sex marriage yesterday, following a review of 30 years of research comparing...