WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, helped lead the bipartisan passage of the Justice for Juveniles Act out of the House Judiciary Committee.
A judge ruled that Dylan Woolbright was "beyond rehabilitation under the juvenile code,” but an advocate said the system has failed him and countless others.
Gabriela Szymanowska, Gretchen Lasso, Delia C. Johnson and Chloe Johnson, News21: Kids Imprisoned •
More than 1,600 incarcerated children across the country have tested positive for COVID-19 as of mid-August, leaving experts and youth advocates raising questions whether authorities
Forty-two states permit some youth to be included on their sex-offender registry, even though research shows that only small fractions of juvenile sex offenders recidivate
Andrew Keats, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange •
The juvenile justice system was created 120 years ago to reform and rehabilitate “wayward” youth to ensure they had the opportunity to achieve productive futures
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration announced Friday a planned overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system whose hallmark is a move from juvenile facilities that mimic
Sign up to get breaking news from Juvenile Law Center.
