Nell Bernstein, a leading voice on youth incarceration, discusses the failures of the juvenile punishment model, the ...

Less than a year after a scathing report from the Department of Justice found that Texas juvenile prisons are rife with sexual and physical abuse, the state Legislature is considering sending more ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- There was an important milestone Thursday for an organization that works to ensure justice for young people in trouble with the law. The Juvenile Justice Initiative, based in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Last fall, retired Judge Karen Radius leaned on her cane as she walked me toward the ...

James Comer is greeted by friends and family upon his release from Northern State Prison in Newark on Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Steve Hockstein/HarvardStudio.com) A man whose criminal case helped ...

Last week, Maryland State Sen. William Smith visited a government-owned property in Prince George's County that dates back to the 19th century. On that property lies an overgrown cemetery, once part ...

When David Muhammad was 15, his mother moved from Oakland, Calif., to Philadelphia with her boyfriend, leaving Muhammad in the care of his brothers, ages 20 and 21, both of whom were involved in the ...

A Texas Senate bill and a companion House bill would allow some youths as young as 15 in juvenile facilities to be sent to adult prisons. A Senate bill currently being considered would change a Texas ...

One sunny spring morning, Ronald Olivier is chatting with a reporter on a sidewalk in downtown Baton Rouge. Construction workers freshen blue paint on a nearby curb, and clusters of business people in ...

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(Washington, DC) – El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system, exposing them to a heightened risk of abuse and violating ...