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Despite hundreds of millions in grants to reduce the overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system, youth of color still appear in disproportionate numbers in many areas of the system.
In a new documentary directed by Robert May, disgraced juvenile court judge Mark Ciavarella talks about the scandal in series of riveting interviews.
A recent law change gave state attorneys power to send children directly to adult court without that hearing and without a juvenile judge’s go-ahead.
Over the last 20 years, the number of children in the nation with an incarcerated parent has steadily risen.
A civil rights action on behalf of eight Raleigh, N.C.-area students reflects the debate over the "school-to-prison pipeline."
Every path to delinquency takes a different course, but the experience of childhood trauma is as close to a common marker as you will find.
A pilot program in Michigan provides police training on how to recognize and respond to mental health and substance abuse problems with youth.
The Vera Institute of Justice has announced that it will conduct a two-year study to examine the possible impact of increased family visits on juvenile residents in Indiana.
While it was a promising opinion by the Court, it was not the decision many of us hoped would end, once and for all, life imprisonment for juvenile offenders.
When he was a teenager growing up on the mean streets of South Central Los Angeles, Prophet Walker hardly seemed destined for success.
His mother was a heroin addict, and his neighborhood was filled with racial strife between blacks and Hispanics. But this is a story of hope and redemption, not despair, one that links the disparate worlds of Los Angeles’ ghetto neighborhoods with the glamour of Hollywood. It is the story of how Walker, with the help of movie producer Scott Budnick (“The Hangover”) and his own fierce determination, overcame his difficult circumstances and transformed his life into a success story.