Case in Point
November 18
If William Palmer wins in court, thousands could get closer to exiting California prisons.
Feature
June 11
Courts often order children who break the law to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to victims—even when the victim is an insurance company.
News
October 2, 2018
At 16, one deadly punch sent him away for life. The Supreme Court gave him a second chance at freedom.
News
September 19, 2018
A new presidential appointee has quietly changed decades-old federal policies meant to improve racial disparities in youth incarceration.
Justice Lab
August 14, 2018
Can neuroscience predict how likely someone is to commit another crime?
News
August 12, 2018
For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.
Justice Lab
July 31, 2018
How a ‘90s panic spawned an anti-crime measure that doesn’t make you safer.
News
July 17, 2018
With virtual reality, juvenile lifers practice for a world they may experience.
Feature
June 8, 2018
Can a violent adult jail teach kids to love school?
Life Inside
March 29, 2018
“I felt like I aged 10 years just by doing 20 days in there.”