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

The agreement would within one year phase out much of the practices at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls

Juvenile Law Center released a new tool today that could help policymakers and advocates better understand and serve older youth — those over 18 — who

The ACLU, the Juvenile Law Center and the Quarles and Brady law firm brought a separate lawsuit in January 2017 on behalf of four inmates

The ACLU, Juvenile Law Center and the Quarles and Brady law firm brought a separate lawsuit in January 2017 on behalf of four inmates seeking

“Cyntoia’s sentence is wholly disproportionate for a 16-year-old girl, and therefore unconstitutional,” Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief counsel for the Juvenile Law Center, said

“Zero-tolerance policies don’t work. They strip school administrators of discretion, and often do more harm than good,” said Kate Burdick, a staff attorney at Juvenile Law Center and

More restrictions and supervision are coming to Wisconsin’s troubled youth detention centers.

According to the Journal Sentinel, civil rights groups and the state have come to

Fostered or Forgotten is a Teen Vogue series about the foster care system in the United States, produced in partnership with Juvenile Law Center and