Juvenile Justice

On this week’s podcast we discuss trends in the use of the Family First Act, the pursuit of more federal child welfare data, and a state seeks to lower the age of juvenile justice.

A probation officer sexually abused children for years, according to 11 lawsuits filed against the California county where he once worked.

Third in a three-part series on a teenager with a tumultuous childhood who was sent to die in prison and where his life would lead.

More than 1,000 California families will receive reimbursements for illegal fees they paid to Riverside County’s juvenile justice system.

LA County Supervisors voted unanimously to work toward ending the incarceration of girls, part of a national effort that's gaining momentum.

Cordell Miller was 49 and had spent 30 years locked up. Now he had to prove to a judge that he was far from his 17-year-old self.

New York youth justice advocates are rallying around a bill to protect teenage crime suspects from false confessions or self-incrimination.

First in a three-part series on a teenager with a tumultuous childhood sent to die in prison, and where his life would lead.

Officials in Santa Clara County say girls brought into court can be better managed outside of lockup settings like camps and juvenile halls.