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The fight to end juvenile life sentences without parole – which only happen in America
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLorenzo Harrell, 46, says he owes society a debt he can never repay, after committing a homicide...
There is common ground in the juvenile justice continuum of interventions | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoOp-Ed: “The juvenile justice system is not short on challenges. And as the 2023 General Assembly opens, candidly, I am scared about where we are headed. ”
See photos of the last prison ship still operating in the US. The 5-story vessel is slated to close...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is the last ship prison in the US. The New York-based...
America Goes About Juvenile Crime Sentencing All Wrong
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Getty Images “I helped a so-called friend commit armed robbery and murder back in 1994,”...
A new youth prison is coming to Milwaukee but hurdles remain. Here's a look at the closing of...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new youth prison is coming to Milwaukee. It's part of a plan set in motion four years ago when...
An infamous adult prison is no place for incarcerated kids. Get it together, Louisiana.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOur country’s incarcerated youth are in crisis, and they have been for a long time. Children are...
PolitiFact: 3rd grade reading scores not used to plan future space in prisons
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViral Instagram post: “Third grade reading scores in the USA help correctional institutions predict...
Build a home, fix a car, get a job: How an innovative school is keeping kids out of jail
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSALINAS, Calif. – Superior Court Judge John Phillips remembers the day 23 years ago as if it were...
The Oklahoma County Jail under the Jail Trust. A timeline of trouble
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA history of the troubles at the Oklahoma County Jail under the leadership of the Jail Trust. After...
First Step Act advanced prison reform, but hundreds are still serving unjust sentences
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs advocates representing poor people convicted of federal crimes, the overwhelming majority of whom...