Resource Library

This issue brief, by former Zubrow Fellow Hannah Stommel explores the history and harms of "Youthful Offender" laws in the United States. These laws corrupt

This report describes the current state of juvenile system fees and fines in Pennsylvania. From 2018-mid 2024, Pennsylvania juvenile courts assessed children and families over

Suspended Empathy is a report by Staff Attorney Tiara Greene focused on the “super-predator” myth of the 1990s, and how it led to an increase

This reports weaves together the expertise of leaders who have been incarcerated or had family members incarcerated with a legal analysis to set forth strategies to advocate for restorative, equitable, and effective responses to youth. The report is co-authored by Senior Managing Director Jessica Feierman with Mustafa Ali-Smith, Jeannette Bocanegra, Hernan Carvente, Anahi Figueroa, Johnny Perez, Amir Whitaker, Aqilah David and Jihid.

Kansas Appleseed and Juvenile Law Center co-authored the report “Making Children Pay - The Hidden Cost to Kansas of Juvenile Fees and Fines.” The report outlines the ways in which fees and fines are inefficient and costly to the public, undermine public safety by driving youth further into the system, and violate youth and families’ constitutional rights.

In 2018, members of the Youth Advocacy Program developed the publication Broken Bridges. We talked about our harsh experiences inside of placement facilities and came