In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system. Maryland ...

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is a type of immigration relief for immigrant children who have been “abandoned, abused, or neglected” by a parent. Children who are granted SIJS can legally stay in ...

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 ...

Workgroup recommends youth cases start in juvenile court 85% of minors auto-charged as adults return to juvenile court or are dismissed Proposed reforms aim to reduce youth detention in adult jails ...

H. Lynn Hadnot (left), director of Dallas County Juvenile Services, laughs with juvenile detention officer Horace Bradshaw in the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Dallas ...

Lessons from a radical 20-year experiment and a quiet triumph of public policy. David Muhammad (center) teaching a session of the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise program in Oakland, Calif., for young people ...