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For young people with justice system involvement, records of their past can be a major barrier to future success. One such barrier was lifted last week.

Since 2006

By the time Tracie started law school she was ready for it. She found there was more time studying and less time in the community

“It’s important to focus on the cost of counsel because it impedes a young person’s ability to have a fair trial,” said staff attorney Nadia

ustice Kennedy, who was often the Supreme Court’s swing vote in close cases and who voted in favor of all four of the court’s major

The U.S. Constitution affords all defendants (juveniles and adults) the right to counsel - if they cannot afford an attorney, the court must appoint one

Juvenile Law Center releases groundbreaking report detailing burdensome policies of charging for “free” public defenders in majority of states across the country

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