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Awardees are Elizabeth Calvin, Nicole Pittman, and Jennifer Rodriguez.

As you look back 20 years, why was the need for juvenile justice reform so critical?
ML: Twenty years ago, the United States was in

Among foster youth who have had five or more placements, more than 90 percent will be involved in the juvenile justice system, according to research

No doubt, our facilities need better oversight to avoid such abuses – but our youth also deserve more than that. They deserve to be kept safe and supported in their own homes, in other family settings, and in their communities.

Last year, the Associated Press reported that there are at least 100 other people sentenced as teenagers in Tennessee who must serve half a century before

"Cyntoia's sentence is wholly disproportionate for a 16-year-old girl, and therefore unconstitutional," said Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief counsel for Juvenile Law Center. "With a life sentence

Last week a Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that Brown won’t be eligible for release until she has served 51 years.