Juvenile Justice

Justice Lab August 14

A Dangerous Brain

Can neuroscience predict how likely someone is to commit another crime?

By Andrew R. Calderon

News August 12

For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Justice Lab July 31

The Curfew Myth

How a ‘90s panic spawned an anti-crime measure that doesn’t make you safer.

By Ivonne Roman

Feature June 8

Can a violent adult jail teach kids to love school?

By Eli Hager

News March 28

Even after the high-profile death of Kalief Browder, jails in the rest of the state routinely isolate juveniles.

By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

Commentary February 28

His “meaningful opportunity for release” came with impossible conditions.

Ashley Nellis

News January 7

A California county will issue refunds to parents wrongly billed for their kids’ incarceration.

By Eli Hager

Life Inside December 7, 2017

A “baby-faced kid” comes of age while incarcerated.

By Anonymous

Commentary December 1, 2017

The process that sent a teenage sex-trafficking victim to prison for life didn’t fail. It worked as it was designed to.

By Donovan X. Ramsey

News November 30, 2017

What it’s like to spend your teenage years tethered to Big Brother.

Christopher, as told to Eli Hager