During the 1990s, “three strikes” laws created automatic prison sentences for repeat adult offenders. It took decades to recognize the massive, costly failure of this inflexible approach. Yet ...

More than a decade ago, I walked into the Challenger Memorial Youth Center in Los Angeles County to gather data for a lawsuit related to their “failure to provide an adequate education to detained ...

SANTA FE — The number of youthful offenders referred to New Mexico’s juvenile justice system has declined over the last 20 years due to an increased emphasis on community service and rehabilitation.

Among the key findings of a report set to be released Monday by a Baltimore nonprofit is a claim that data on juvenile justice in Maryland is “frustratingly incongruent” across agencies, causing ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - (KFOX14/CBS4) — In New Mexico, juvenile crime cases are handled with a focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, according to Dayna Jones, district defender for the 12th ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Gov. Mike Kehoe made juvenile justice reform a top priority, and Missouri lawmakers are taking action. A new bill being considered by the Missouri House of Representatives ...

A panel of city and state officials spoke about the shifting landscape of Maryland’s juvenile justice system at a town hall held in Southeast Baltimore on Thursday evening. Among the panel’s members ...

Washington, D.C.’s juvenile justice system contains structural gaps and outdated statutes that legal and policy experts say shield many violent teenagers from accountability and allow repeat offenders ...

As Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s tough-on-crime approach breaks from that of her predecessor, juvenile justice commissioners pushed back on Wednesday, criticizing what they ...

CLOVIS, N.M. (KCBD) - The Clovis Police Department is advocating for changes to what it’s leader is calling a “broken system” as the area tracks an increase in violent juvenile crime. From negligent ...

Residents in Southeast Baltimore sounded the alarm on Thursday about juvenile crime to state and city leaders. The Southeast Baltimore Juvenile Justice Summit included Acting Secretary for Maryland's ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Gov. Mike Kehoe made juvenile justice reform a top priority, and Missouri lawmakers are taking action. A new bill being considered by the Missouri House of Representatives ...