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Youth Leaders and Advocates Held Press Conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol to Call for Urgent Reforms.

Bobby Bostic will be released from prison next year after more than 20 years behind bars thanks to a new state law allowing him to pursue and win parole.

The number of kids in the juvenile justice system nationwide has dropped significantly over the last two decades, from more than 100,000 in the year 2000 to around 35,000. But states are finding it challenging — and expensive — to get housing and mental healthcare for the kids who remain in the system.

Recent news out of Texas and Tennessee has brought to light the horrors of youth incarceration. Many express shock and disbelief at the abuse and trauma faced by young people behind bars. As heartbreaking as each story is, it comes as no surprise to me — I was incarcerated as a child myself.

A racist Wisconsin law kept him out of the juvenile justice system.

HARRISBURG PA – A bill making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly is intended to ensure a smooth transition to graduation for young people who face personal challenges outside school.

Seeking to join the roster of states that have sought to ease the financial impact of juvenile court fees on families, a bipartisan group of Florida state lawmakers filed two companion measures that would prohibit such charges in the Sunshine State.

Ma'Khia Bryant was shot and killed at 16. Why was she in child welfare instead of with her family? Why didn't the officer de-escalate?

Youth in placement through the child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health or developmental disabilities system need a local, independent ombudsperson to hear their grievances and investigate allegations of abuse including educational deprivation.

One New York county tried a solution that dramatically reduced the number of Black and white children in foster care. The second in a two-part series.