In the 1993 book “Dead Man Walking“, Sister Helen Prejean tells the story of people directly impacted by capital punishment – convicted...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thirteen advocates and professionals from around the country who serve as advisors to the federal office for juvenile justice...
The recent decision (reported here by the L.A. Times) by the U.S. Supreme Court to ban mandatory juvenile life without parole has been rightly celebrated as...
Last month, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Fair Sentencing for Youth Act, state Senate Bill 9. This law creates a process...
LAS VEGAS — When the National Partnership for Juvenile Services annual symposium opened, Jason Bowser, a youth service director from Columbus, Ind., told an...
Unless the U.S. Congress agrees on a different budget by the end of this year, stopping a so-called “sequestration” budget, federal spending...
Practicing criminal law is not rocket science. It’s also not open-heart surgery. But it’s more than just slapping a slice of cheese...
The first time I saw a stabbing victim was my second day in prison. I heard screams coming from the hallway, and...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has stressed the importance of financial literacy following the financial crisis that left millions without work and...
A day before holding a lecture at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, Richard Ross visited his friend, Ronald F., in Miami. “It...
October is National Youth Justice Awareness Month (Y – Jam). Events in more than 20 states and Washington, D.C., many coordinated by Campaign...
Last month, Gov. Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 234 into law, making Delaware the first state in the nation to effectively make...
Growing up, I lived a short bike ride away from my grandmother. An elementary school reading teacher, she was always a source...
In 2008, a high school senior named Abigail Noel Fisher applied for undergraduate admission to the University of Texas at Austin, which...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ (206) 709-3100 Seattle, WA Athabasca University, to provide conference support to Massive Open Online...
Rape is not sex. No matter how superficially similar the acts might seem, they are fundamentally different. Most reasonable people would agree,...
In 1867, a yellow fever epidemic swept Memphis… Across the street from me, ten persons lay dead from the plague. The dead...