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Bob Schwartz, the charismatic figure in youth justice reform who co-founded the Juvenile Law Center has died at 75 after a prolonged bout with cancer.

A pending bill would enhance representation for relatives when vital decisions are made about children caught up in the foster care system.

This week, the Biden Administration released a blueprint for an artificial intelligence "bill of rights" as big data tools are used in more social institutions.

Two former judges were ordered to pay $206 million to hundreds of families whose children were victimized by their scheme to send kids to for-profit jails to receive kickbacks.

A group of parents and nonprofits is suing the Pennsylvania child welfare agency over its practice of placing people on a child abuse registry without a hearing.

Kudos to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for siding with parents' Fourth Amendment rights in child welfare cases, writes Vivek Sankaran.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that child welfare agencies must have probable cause to search a parent's home amid anonymous allegations.

Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system needs an overhaul to address pervasive violence and racial disparities, according to a bipartisan task force report.

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country in March, the number of juveniles in pretrial detention fell by nearly a quarter, according to a survey of government agencies in 30 states released Thursday.