raise the age

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

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is funding projects to develop a criminal justice framework for “emerging adults” between 18 and 25. 

In NY, foster youth are subjected to the "raise the age" policy. Instead, we should be erasing the age, writes this YVR writer.

Jody Kent Lavy, who co-founded the Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth and has served as co-executive director for 14 years, is stepping down this fall. Her counterpart, Xavier McElrath-Bey will remain as the organization's sole executive director upon her departure. 

New York lawmakers, judges, lawyers and advocates gathered Thursday for a discussion about the state's 5-year-old "Raise the Age" law.

New York county leaders say there are too few secure detention facilities for teens awaiting trial, but greater capacity could be years away.

In Rochester, child psychiatrist Michael Scharf is part of a team addressing the trauma of youth violence, and how to prevent it.

The House Judiciary Committee last week approved a Colorado bill that would raise the age of criminal responsibility in the state.