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Sue Mangold, CEO of Juvenile Law Center:

“Youth placed in solitary confinement face devastating consequences including depression, sleeplessness, psychosis, and hallucinations. Youth solitary confinement can lead

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

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

"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

Sex offender registries were established to keep children and communities safer. But, research shows that registration incorrectly presumes that children who commit sexual offenses are a