The Juvenile Law Center highlights the lifelong consequences of the existence of permanent and non-confidential, accessible arrest and sentencing records of juveniles....
Moriah Barrett, then 14, woke up to burns on her body one night along with physical evidence that she had been raped....
A federal investigation will examine whether discriminatory school disciplinary policies are disproportionately affecting black students in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Child/Youth Welfare | Deadline: May 10, 2016
One of the starkest statistics in the lives of girls today is that 73 percent of girls in the juvenile justice system...
Subject: Mentoring, Juvenile Justice, Youth Development | Deadline: May 2, 2016
Compelling brain science is finally starting to make its way into the formation of policies — and we need to keep it...
My son turned 13 last weekend. In the back of my mind, I’m thinking he is now eligible to be charged as...
Ever send your kid to his room to “think about what he’s done” in order to give him time to be alone...
“How do we change the landscape for the sexual-abuse-to-prison pipeline, stop criminalizing girls’ behavior?” asks Mary Marx, president and CEO of Florida-based...
Motions begin this week in a lawsuit alleging that expelled students receive an inferior education and violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of...
Raising the age to be charged as an adult and restorative justice are crucial in slowing the school-to-prison pipeline, New York panelists...
I am Kalief Browder. No, seriously. I am him and he is me. We’re each other. In fact, saying that I’m Mr....
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Disadvantaged Youth | Deadline: Mar. 8, 2016
This report from Campaign for Youth Justice details the current policy and regulatory framework which exists surrounding the use of adult correctional...
Federal spending for 2016 will include some bright spots for children and youth services programs, say advocates and analysts. President Obama signed...
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed captured the attention of the public in September when he was arrested during his first weeks at MacArthur High...
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Reentry, Youth Development | Deadline: Jan. 4, 2016
We sometimes skip class, talk back to teachers and experiment with marijuana. I was shocked to learn that in some areas of...
October is Youth Justice Awareness Month, and as consensus builds in the Senate and the House around the need for criminal justice...