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

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 ...

The state House has sent to the Senate a pair of juvenile justice reform bills inspired by a 2021 statewide task force report with almost three dozen recommendations for legislative changes. Only two ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — When Judge Sandra Ávila Ramirez puts on her robe in Travis County’s 98th District Court, she's not just stepping into the courtroom--she's carrying the weight of a lifetime ...

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 ...

Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles arrested for all types of offenses reached 32,874, which was a staggering increase of 70 percent from ...

California weakened juvenile justice tools through years of legislative reform. Assembly Bill 1376 limits court oversight in violent juvenile offender cases. Victims face trauma while released ...