Remembering Tracy’s Story During National Youth Justice Awareness Month
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How a Missouri mother turned her family’s tragedy into a national reform movement and changed her state’s juvenile justice system.
OP-ED: Prison is No Place to Grow Up: Why Every State Must Enact Juvenile Justice Reforms
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Think of all the benefits we heap on our children, the advantages we say they all should have. Why does all that disappear when a kid gets arrested?
Illinois Gets Poor Ranking, Many Directions for Improvement in State Youth Incarceration Facilities
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According to a survey commissioned by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, the state of Illinois has experienced significantly higher rates of sexual misconduct within its youth correctional facilities than most other states.
Firms Tied to Kids-For-Cash Scandal Settle Civil Lawsuit
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The companies that owned and operated the two detention centers at the heart of the Luzerne County kids-for-cash judicial scandal have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit for $2.5 million.
Young, Indigenous and Imprisoned, Australia’s National Disgrace
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A new report shows that within the Australian juvenile justice system young indigenous people are vastly overrepresented.
When Babysitting Joins Forces With Zero Tolerance
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NORTHAM, Australia -- Sometimes on a Friday night, when there’s nothing better to do and the streets are quiet, indigenous kids in this town 100km (some 60 miles) north-east of Perth, Western Australia, might hang out at the local police station.
The Rise and Rise of Child Crime
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In the search for answers, education and employment are showing signs of helping to break the pattern.
Nearly Half of U.S. States Enact Juvenile Justice Reforms
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The public remains largely unaware that 95 percent of juveniles tried in adult courts nationwide are non-violent offenders.
IDJJ Mental Health Report Focuses on Staffing, Screening, Solitary
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A closer look at the report on the mental health services provided in the Illinois DJJ reveals several areas in need of improvement.
Mental Health, Other Experts Weigh in on Illinois DJJ
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The Illinois DJJ and the ACLU have four months to review expert reports on the IDJJ’s psychological and mental health, educational, and safety and welfare services.