An Entire Generation at Stake
Today, more than one-fourth of Latino children live in poverty. Three-fifths live in low-income families. One in five does not have health insurance. Only 55% graduate from high school.
Today, more than one-fourth of Latino children live in poverty. Three-fifths live in low-income families. One in five does not have health insurance. Only 55% graduate from high school.
The New York Times | Ian Urbina | Posted 10.26.2009 | Impact
The New York Times: Over the past two years, government officials and experts have seen an increasing number of children leave home for life on the s...
Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago
The juvenile court serving Chicago's South Suburbs is being overwhelmed by cases. It's a long-term problem that's going to require long-term solutions...
Jacqueline Caster | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics
We can go a long way toward helping California's budget crisis simply by reforming Los Angeles County's antiquated juvenile justice system. Californ...
Jeanne Woodford | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
Prop. 5 starts with youth. It launches the state's first system offering drug treatment for at-risk youth. Stop addiction early, and we reduce crime.
Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
The EJI study found 73 cases in the United States where 13- and 14-year-olds have been sentenced to life without parole -- in other words, sentenced to die in prison.
Carol Chodroff | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
Our nation's juvenile justice policies are replete with contradictions between practices proven to prevent crime, and punitive laws politicians promote to get elected.
Janet Murguía | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics