Lira, Uganda: Prisoners, many of whom claim to be juveniles, line up for dinner at Lira Prison. Poor birth records make it difficult for Ugandan prison officials to remove younger prisoners from adult facilities.
Meridian, Mississippi, is the latest district to face consequences for disproportionately punishing black students.
The arrest of three runaway boys for a horrific rape shines light on New York City’s latest program for troubled youth.
Pediatricians and psychologists say unnecessary restraints can traumatize kids and encourage worse behavior.
The only federal law that regulates detention conditions for juveniles is due for an upgrade.
A new Supreme Court case could affect thousands of prisoners serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as teens.
Texas A&M researchers explain how community-based programs rehabilitate juvenile offenders better, and for less money, than correctional facilities.
States pay hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to keep each juvenile offender behind bars. A new report calculates that long-term costs of incarceration could add up to $21 billion annually.
Cory Booker and Rand Paul’s REDEEM Act.
A new study shows that most cops use the same interrogation techniques on both adults and juveniles—and why that needs to change.
Abuse continues, and oversight is getting harder.
The nation’s system of juvenile justice has long been troubled. But recent studies have revealed a surprising new menace: female staffers at detention facilities sexually abusing the male youngsters in their care.
As the U.S. Supreme Court gets ready to examine life without parole for juvenile killers, a new study identifies the racial and sociological backstories of the existing prisoners.
David Onek works to bring together stakeholders in the criminal justice system who often agree — usually without knowing they do.
Four years ago the high court decided no minor should face the death penalty. Now it's poised to determine if youths should face life without a chance of parole.
Despite more than a decade's worth of attention on programs aimed at girls and crime, researchers know little about whether these programs work better than other efforts.
The route to a law that will help keep kids out of adult prisons.
Serious research into juvenile bullying increasingly focuses on ways to curb what appears to many as an inevitable feature of the schoolyard.
