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U.S. District Judge James Peterson in June found that inmates' civil rights were likely being violated and ordered changes to how the prison complex operates

The public registration requirements for juveniles who commit sexual offenses are inconsistent with the underlying philosophy of the U.S. juvenile justice system, which now emphasizes

Not only is the United States the only nation in the world that sentences children to life in prison without parole, the criminal legal system

For over a decade, the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education, a project of the American Bar Association Center on Children and the

Disability Rights Iowa released a scathing report on conditions at the Boys State Training School. Based on a multi-year investigation, the report describes the

Marsha Levick, an attorney with the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia who represented Batts, said most Pennsylvania prosecutors opted not to hold resentencing hearings and

Juvenile Law Center, a public interest law firm, says that too often, a family’s inability to pay these fees can push the child deeper

Taken together, these developments show that the country’s attitudes are evolving and that the goal of abolishing punitive isolation for juveniles is now a realistic

A new report from Juvenile Law Center highlights the harms of solitary confinement on youth in juvenile lock-up facilities and presents recommendations to end the