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Liz Ryan

Liz Ryan is a Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. She served as the administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention under President Joe Biden.

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Response to Youth Gun Possession

5/4/2026

Remember the Scottsboro Boys: Youth Justice Then and Now

The plight of the teens in the Scottsboro Boys case began nearly a century ago, but it still reverberates today.

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Response to Youth Gun Possession

11/17/2025

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Response to Youth Gun Possession

To improve outcomes for youth involved in the justice system, we must expand diversion programs for those charged with gun possession, especially first-time and low-risk youth.