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Cleveland December 12, 2022
How Children End Up in Cleveland’s Adult Courts: A Bindover Explainer
Cuyahoga County transfers more children — most of whom are Black — to adult court than any other Ohio county.
By Abbey Marshall, Stephanie Casanova, Helen Maynard, Rachel Dissell and Cid Standifer
Boys walking to lunch at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility in Ohio.
Commentary January 24, 2017
What We Can Learn from the Amazing Drop in Juvenile Incarceration
Lesson One: Don’t make policies when emotions are running high.
Ashley Nellis and Marc Mauer
Case in Point January 9, 2017
The Punishing Price of Freedom
Alabama never forgave Phillip Chance for running away.
By Andrew Cohen
Judge Denise Navarre Cubbon in her courtroom with a juvenile offender in 2015 at the Lucas County Juvenile Court in Toledo, Ohio.
Justice Lab October 27, 2016
Who’s a Kid?
Science — and law enforcement — are rethinking young adults.
By Dana Goldstein
News September 27, 2016
In Some States, Raising the Age for Adult Court Is the Easy Part
But in South Carolina, making the juvenile system more humane will be much harder.
By Eli Hager
Juvenile offenders wait to go to the gym inside the Juvenile Detention Center in Toledo, Ohio.
News September 22, 2016
The Criminal Justice Reform That Could Actually Reach Obama’s Desk
In a year of inaction, a bill that changes the way we treat juveniles makes some headway.
By Eli Hager
Life Inside May 19, 2016
The Unlimited Nothingness of Solitary Confinement
Isolation takes its toll, especially on a young mind.
By Chris Dankovich
Analysis January 27, 2016
There Are Practically No Juveniles in Federal Prison — Here’s Why
Obama takes bold action, but for a population of fewer than 30
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Feature January 4, 2016
This Boy’s Life
At 16, Taurus Buchanan threw one deadly punch—and was sent away for life. Will the Supreme Court give him, and hundreds like him, a chance at freedom?
By Corey G. Johnson and Ken Armstrong
News January 4, 2016
How We Counted the Juveniles Sent to Prison for Life
A law practice finds thousands whose sentences could be affected by Miller v. Alabama
By John Mills
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