Juvenile Records Too Often Barriers to Education, Employment
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States should do more to protect the confidentiality of juvenile records to ensure young adults are able to access education and employment, a new report says.
An Open Letter to Our Next President
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Dear Presidential Candidate,
We know you care about keeping our communities safe, ensuring the welfare of our children and guaranteeing a fair and equitable justice system for all.
Choosing the Positive Narrative for Black Children in America
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My son turned 13 last weekend. In the back of my mind, I’m thinking he is now eligible to be charged as an adult in the event he commits a stupid act that is deemed a felony offense, instead of celebrating a rite of passage. This is wrong.
Remembering Trayvon Martin: A Death That Brought A Movement To Life
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It was four years ago Friday that an unforeseen incident would be the catalyst to start a national movement. On the evening of Feb. 26, in Sanford, Florida, a 28-year-old man with a gun got out of his truck and confronted, chased, shot and killed a 17-year-old unarmed black kid. Trayvon Martin was merely walking home from a convenience store with a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona Iced Tea.
An Insider’s Proposal for Change in the Juvenile Justice System
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By the time I was 24 I had spent 10 years in and out of juvenile justice programs and prisons in Iowa. Four of those years were spent languishing in solitary confinement cells and one year in Iowa’s own Supermax unit.
Why Youth Prisons Are Like Leeches
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Imagine you are feeling sick and your doctor hands you this hand-scrawled prescription: LEECH THERAPY. If you are like me, you may run out of the doctor’s office screaming.
Giving Inmates with Life Sentences 2nd Chance Is Right Thing to Do
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I went to prison as a child and was expected to die there.
Addicted to the Street Life
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I was born on April 5, 1977 in Harbor City, California. I am 35 and I have been incarcerated since the age of 16. I was tried as an adult and sentenced to 15 years to life for second-degree murder and two attempted murders.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Backs No More Automatic Adult Charges for Teens in New Initiative
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Under pressure from the courts to reduce his state’s prison population, California Gov. Jerry Brown has thrown his support behind a plan that’s likely to slash the number of teens who get prosecuted as adults.
Attorneys Need to Be Alert to Youth Who May Be Put in Solitary
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One important aspect of the discussion of the solitary confinement of youth that has received little attention is the role of race and socioeconomic status. Research has demonstrated that young people of color — like Kalief Browder — are more likely to be placed in the juvenile and adult court systems, to remain in them longer and to experience more punitive sanctions than whites.