Feature
November 20, 2020
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.
Life Inside
March 29, 2018
“I felt like I aged 10 years just by doing 20 days in there.”
News
November 30, 2017
What it’s like to spend your teenage years tethered to Big Brother.
Feature
January 4, 2016
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?
Feature
December 16, 2015
An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.
Justice Lab
November 3, 2015
And why it can lead to criminal behavior.
Commentary
June 12, 2015
How Do We Hold a Child’s Mind Accountable?
A Colorado judge on why we don’t know nearly enough about the link between the young brains and behavior.
Justice Lab
May 6, 2015
A new book says kids know they’re a fantasy — even a healthy one.