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Groups Press Justice Department on Prison Rape

Groups Press Justice Department on Prison Rape

by Michelle Chen on August 18 2010, 11:23AM

Groups call for an end to the culture of impunity that looms over the incarcerated.

Topics: Criminal Justice, On Gender

You Can't Fix Juvenile Justice and Ignore Race

You Can’t Fix Juvenile Justice and Ignore Race

by Dom Apollon on July 16 2010, 12:31PM

It’ll take more than a cost-benefit analysis to stop locking up so many black and brown kids.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Feds Take Over New York's Troubled Youth Prisons

Feds Take Over New York’s Troubled Youth Prisons

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on July 16 2010, 11:19AM

Advocates say it’s a start, but kids with mental health needs ought to be in treatment, not lock up.

Topics: Criminal Justice

States Can’t Lock Up Kids For Life, Says Supreme Court

by Kai Wright on May 18 2010, 10:46AM

The Supreme Court reined in juvenile imprisonment yesterday with a ruling that restricts states from locking up minors for life without parole for non-homicide convictions. The ruling expands on a 2005 decision that barred states from executing minors. CNN quotes…

Topics: Criminal Justice

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