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NATIONAL YOUTH JUSTICE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES […]

The Juvenile Law Center (JLC) today released Debtors’ Prison for Kids? The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the […]

When students get suspended from school for a few days, they may not be the only ones who miss out.  […]

Not surprisingly the answer is no.  Here is the ABA article. Here is a link to the Grisso study published […]

When Stateline reporter Rebecca Beitisch interviewed lawyers around the country about juvenile defense standards juvenile justice advocates and defenders pointed […]

  Trial Court Establishes Best Practice Principles in Criminal Sentencing*  BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Trial Court today announced that […]

From the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior @ MGH: An increasing number of children are at risk for exposure […]

“Girls in the criminal justice system report far higher rates of in-home sexual abuse and are detained for minor offenses […]