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April 28
Solitary Confinement Harms Teens. Louisiana Lawmakers Took a Step to Limit It.
An investigation by The Marshall Project, NBC News and ProPublica found that youth in a Louisiana lockup were held in isolation around the clock for weeks.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project;
Erin Einhorn
, NBC News; and
Annie Waldman
, ProPublica
Feature
March 10
“No Light. No Nothing.” Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup
Teens at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education. “This is child abuse,” one expert said.
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project; Erin Einhorn, NBC News; and Annie Waldman, ProPublica
Feature
November 2, 2021
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
By
Abbie VanSickle
and
Weihua Li
Feature
November 20, 2020
Superpredator: The Media Myth That Demonized a Generation of Black Youth
25 years ago this month, “superpredator” was coined in The Weekly Standard. Media spread the term like wildfire, creating repercussions on policy and culture we are still reckoning with today.
By
Carroll Bogert
and
Lynnell Hancock
Life Inside
March 29, 2018
When You’re 16 and It’s Your First Time in Solitary
“I felt like I aged 10 years just by doing 20 days in there.”
By
Jordan
as told to
Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
News
November 30, 2017
Adolescence with an Ankle Bracelet
What it’s like to spend your teenage years tethered to Big Brother.
Christopher
, as told to
Eli Hager
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
Feature
December 16, 2015
An Unbelievable Story of Rape
An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.
By
Ken Armstrong
and
T. Christian Miller
Justice Lab
November 3, 2015
Why It’s Hard to Be a Poor Boy With Richer Neighbors
And why it can lead to criminal behavior.
By
Dana Goldstein
News
June 19, 2015
How Germany Treats Juveniles
Inside the German prison system, day four.
By
Maurice Chammah