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Hours before the District of Columbia’s law that allows police to establish curfew zones for teens was set to expire Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she intended to declare a mayoral emergency to revive the measure.

Before I worked at Juvenile Law Center, I worked at the Empower Program, the District Alliance for Safe Housing, and Men Can Stop Rape (now MCSR). I have had the privilege of being front and center in the sexual violence prevention field. I know that there are creative, dedicated activists and advocates ready to make common cause with those fighting to ultimately abolish the juvenile legal and foster systems – and to build something instead that works for all children.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. —

A guard at Milwaukee County's juvenile detention center has been charged with abusing a boy, following an FBI investigation into an incident

“This is the most severe and damaging type of solitary confinement that is used in the American penal system.” So wrote federal Judge James Peterson about the conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools in 2017

As a legislator fighting to improve conditions for children, I’ve invited Bree Hood, an individual who has directly experienced harm within the juvenile legal system, to join me as we recognize the importance of protecting children in residential facilities.

On this week’s episode we talk to Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center, who stepped down last year after serving for decades as the organization’s chief legal officer. We discussed the origins of the center and how it survived, how to write a good amicus brief, the Kids for Cash scandal and more.

Legislation sent to the governor allows more children to be locked up and for longer. It also requires new, previously unsuccessful treatment options to be funded.

PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — As 11-year-old Clayton Dietz remains in adult custody in Perry County on a homicide charge, his attorney is pushing to have his case moved from adult court to juvenile court.