There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of arrests of young California children in the past 30 years, a research report by the Center on … [Read more...]

Youthful offenders in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system are being managed by use of powerful antipsychotic medications, an independent news … [Read more...]

An overwhelming number of cases of wrongfully convicted minors involve youths of color. “Thirty-four of the 329 DNA-based exonerees were arrested as … [Read more...]

Youthful inmates beginning their sentences in high-security prisons run into all kinds of negative influences. To address the problem, California … [Read more...]

Prisoners sentenced as juveniles to life without parole, even for homicide, may now petition courts for parole eligibility, the U.S. Supreme Court has … [Read more...]

The youth offender program is aimed to steer certain young inmates away from high-security level prisons where they would face more serious and … [Read more...]