ARTICLE TAG

incarceration

11/19/2024

A Vision for Progress, Not Regression, on Youth Justice

Gladys Carrión writes about the need to resist attempts to roll back decades of progress on youth justice reform

10/8/2024

When Help Hurts: Foster Care v. My Mom

Youth Voices Rising New York Op-Ed contest winner writes about how poetry reunited him with his mother after foster care separated them.

8/22/2024

Formerly Incarcerated, Currently Rehabilitating

The best advice I could've ever asked for was that it's my job to rehabilitate myself and those around me, writes Mariah Nikole Corder.

Youth Services Insider

7/12/2023

Number of Youth in Adult Lockups Continues to Fall

New data from the Department of Justice shows that the number of youth in adult correctional facilities fell by 14% between 2020-21.

From Incarcerated to Resilient

5/24/2023

From Incarcerated to Resilient

Each time I was incarcerated, I pulled strength from knowing my purpose was greater than my challenges, writes Daniel Bisuano.

Children Should Not Be Incarcerated

5/17/2023

Children Should Not Be Incarcerated

Incarceration impairs children's development and limits the life outcomes for adolescents, says Spring Keosoupha.

5/7/2023

The Fireman Is Out and Never Going Back

David Domenici show how background checks affect Terrance, the first graduate of the Travis Hill School, after his release from prison.

4/11/2023

The Urgent Need for a New Normal in Youth Justice

Detention rates for youth have returned to pre-COVID rates in many places, authors write. But some systems have made lower use of lockup a new normal

Tennessee Sued Again Over Conditions in its Foster Care System

12/28/2022

Advocates Call on Tennessee to Shift Away from Youth Incarceration

Child welfare and disability rights advocates are calling on Tennessee to reform its youth justice system through “prevention and rehabilitation” not “facilities and incarceration.”