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A new report from the Juvenile Law Center, a legal advocacy organization in Philadelphia, shows that solitary confinement for children is still common, even in

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

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

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

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