Whether to Free Pennsylvania Youth Over COVID-19 Up to County Judges
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Twin decisions last week in Pennsylvania, one from the governor’s office and the other from the courts, have left incarcerated youth in a state of limbo.
Shuttered Angola Facility Could House Teens, Adults in System With COVID-19
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They won’t give his name. They won’t give his age, either. Or any other identifying information other than that he is a male and was in custody at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Louisiana. Sent to a hospital for a drug overdose, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Around U.S., Advocates Call For Emptying Juvenile Facilities Over COVID-19
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As the pandemic raged, a Louisiana activist flashed back to the last time an outside menace threatened to invade detention facilities and kill those helplessly locked away.
Connecticut Advocates Urge Release of Juveniles, Other COVID-19 Safety Steps
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A coalition of juvenile justice advocates in Connecticut are calling on state leadership...
Youth Homeless Providers Call on New York City Officials For Plan
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As a global pandemic looms over New York City, one group in particular might be getting left behind, homeless youth — a vulnerable subset of the general homeless population made up of runaway youth, LGBTQ teens and other young people experiencing homelessness.
Meet ‘Firefighter’ in Middle of New York Hospital’s War Against Gun Violence
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On one Thursday in March, James Dobbins was towering over a group of teen boys as they all headed to a community board meeting in the South Bronx.
Controversial Baton Rouge Police Shooting Case Slated to Go Before Grand Jury
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Former Baton Rouge (La.) Police Officer Yuseff Hamadeh, who resigned in disgrace after a scandal in which his false accusations put an innocent man in jail, will be...
Hub of Heroin: Portraits of a Teen, an Addict and a ‘Mayor’ Amid South Bronx Heroin Epidemic
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Chloe Rodriguez gazes down the sidewalk on East 150th Street. It’s dusk and she has shed her school uniform for a black hoodie. Her night shift, as a receptionist...
Tessa Majors Case Shows Justice System Is About ‘Retribution,’ Expert Says
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The impact of the Tessa Majors case could shape juvenile justice policy nationally, said the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Opponents of Raise the Age in New York Speak Out About Tessa Majors Murder
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In 1978, a 15-year-old boy named Willie Bosket shot and killed two men in separate incidents, both of which involved robberies. Bosket pleaded guilty to both murders and was sentenced to five years in prison, the longest sentence allowed under state law at the time.