Juvenile Justice System

An Entire Generation at Stake

Janet Murguía | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Janet Murguía

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 Life Of A Youth Runaway

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...

Cook County Juvenile Court Sees Opportunity In Case Crisis

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...

Los Angeles' Juvenile Justice Fiasco

Jacqueline Caster | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics


Jacqueline Caster

We can go a long way toward helping California's budget crisis simply by reforming Los Angeles County's antiquated juvenile justice system. Californ...

Former San Quentin Warden Supports Prop. 5: Responsible Plan to Reduce Prison Overcrowding

Jeanne Woodford | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Jeanne Woodford

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.

Sentencing Children to Die in Prison

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

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.

Reforming Juvenile Injustice

Carol Chodroff | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Carol Chodroff

Our nation's juvenile justice policies are replete with contradictions between practices proven to prevent crime, and punitive laws politicians promote to get elected.