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Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief counsel of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said it is not an overstatement to say Graham’s case was
Anthony Simpson, a youth advocate with Youth Fostering Change in Philadelphia, shared a similar sentiment.
“At the end of the day a youth isn’t going
“Here’s a family that needs support, and what we’re going to do instead is put a whole lot of economic pressure on them?” said Jessica
In a decision released Thursday, a majority of the state’s high court said the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Superior Court judges
A new study by the American Pediatrics Association (APA) entitled, How Does Incarcerating Young People Affect their Adult Health Outcomes? indicates that youth who are incarcerated have poor health outcomes as they mature into adults.
Even in a nation where the solitary confinement of youth is still widespread, conditions at the Wisconsin facilities are extreme. In a federal class-action lawsuit
"I felt like I was in a movie, and it was, like, surreal." That's how 52-year-old Ricky Olds describes the feeling of being a free
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