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The revival of strong mandatory sentencing schemes matches the “tough on crime” approach touted by the Trump administration. While mandatory minimums negatively impact all individuals involved in the criminal justice system, youth particularly face long-term consequences.

As an organization serving all youth impacted by the child welfare and justice systems, Juvenile Law Center forcefully condemns the white supremacist violence and hatred from this past weekend in Charlottesville. Racism in our country, which has been a part of our history and legacy, was there before this weekend’s brutal display and remains after.

For over a decade, the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education, a project of the American Bar Association Center on Children and the

Not only is the United States the only nation in the world that sentences children to life in prison without parole, the criminal legal system

Disability Rights Iowa released a scathing report on conditions at the Boys State Training School. Based on a multi-year investigation, the report describes the

Marsha Levick, an attorney with the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia who represented Batts, said most Pennsylvania prosecutors opted not to hold resentencing hearings and

On July 15th, 2017, the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges adopted a Resolution Addressing the Needs of Homeless Youth and Families in Juvenile and Family Courts. This is a groundbreaking resolution that explicitly acknowledges the relationship between child welfare and juvenile justice system involvement and homelessness.

Juvenile Law Center, a public interest law firm, says that too often, a family’s inability to pay these fees can push the child deeper