When I started working for Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services in January 2023, I already had a deep knowledge of the agency’s past. I had previously researched and written about its Civil ...

The Lexington Herald-Leader has reported for more than four years on serious problems inside the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, and the revelations helped trigger a federal civil rights ...

Pennsylvania is seeing major progress in the effort to keep justice-involved youth from ending up back in custody as the state’s Balance and Restorative Justice model turns 30. Data from the latest ...

Los Angeles County’s Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall. Imprisonment of children in juvenile facilities peaked at 108,802 in 2000. As we exit our roles working to improve juvenile justice systems from ...

Renee's Law faces an uphill battle in the Connecticut legislature, but it would ensure victims of crimes committed by minors receive justice.

Judging Children as Children: A Proposal for a Juvenile Justice System; By Michael A. Corriero; Temple University Press; $25 On a recent Friday morning, New York City Supreme Court Judge Michael ...

Last week, Maryland State Sen. William Smith visited a government-owned property in Prince George's County that dates back to the 19th century. On that property lies an overgrown cemetery, once part ...

STUDIO. DAVID, WHAT’S JUDGES? ANDRE DAVIS LAW NOW TAKE EFFECT. WELL, RETIRED JUDGE DAVIS IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION THAT WILL OVERSEE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. HE SAYS REFORMS THAT GO INTO EFFECT ...

A recent statewide poll found that a majority of likely Marylander voters, about 58%, prefer “strict” juvenile justice laws over “lenient” ones, which secured roughly 34% support. That majority ...

Last year, the GOP-controlled Louisiana Legislature passed and Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law the "Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System" during a special session focused ...