The Urban Institute and the Youth First Initiative want to help America move away from youth incarceration in favor of community-based solutions.

Even the director of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice wants to close Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center.

WNYC Studios explores how the criminal justice system traumatizes children of color in “Caught: The Lives of Juvenile Justice.”

Youth First Initiative: “Youth justice is racial justice—and that’s why this system of oppression needs to change.”

Anti-prison campaign Youth First explains that, sometimes, systems need to be dismantled—not reformed.

The preliminary coroner’s report says 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen likely died in her sleep.

The Supreme Court could retroactively reduce the sentences of juveniles who are serving life with no possibility of parole.

The hour-long doc examines how kids end up behind bars and how it forever impacts their lives.

Native American teens are significantly more likely to be referred to state court systems for crimes such as truancy and underage drinking than their white counterparts. 

Rikers’ youngest inmates were routinely abused and put in solitary confinement.

Reporting raises questions about how the incident occurred and whether it was officially reported