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The Sentencing Project

12/3/2025

Native American Children Significantly More Likely to be Arrested, Detained in Washington

Melanie Henshaw, InvestigateWest

For three decades, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids.

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Response to Youth Gun Possession

11/17/2025

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Response to Youth Gun Possession

Opinion

Liz Ryan

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.

8/15/2024

Nashville Juvenile Court Judge Says Restorative Justice Does More Than ‘Locking Someone Up and Putting Them in a Cage Can Ever Do’

Jeremy Loudenback

Nashville Judge Sheila Calloway uses her talents as a communicator to open up awareness of juvenile court diversion and restorative justice.

Human Rights Watch Grades States on Children’s Rights: No ‘As’ or ‘Bs’. Most States Get ‘Ds’ and ‘Fs’

9/13/2022

Human Rights Watch Grades States on Children’s Rights: No ‘As’ or ‘Bs’. Most States Get ‘Ds’ and ‘Fs’

Madison Hunt

A new state-by-state analysis of how well America meets international standards on protecting its children gave low grades to every state.

8/25/2022

Nation’s Top Juvenile Justice Official Disputes ‘Youth Crime Wave’ Narrative

Jeremy Loudenback

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Administrator Liz Ryan.
The horrific aftermath of mass shootings, community gun violence and carjackings have fueled a false impression that youth crime is spiking in this country and endangering critical justice reforms, America’s top juvenile justice official said in a public address today.

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Youth Role in Violence, Carjackings Overstated, the Sentencing Project Says

6/14/2022

Youth Role in Violence, Carjackings Overstated, the Sentencing Project Says

John Kelly

The Sentencing Project released a brief today arguing that youth violence did not spike during the pandemic. 

4/4/2021

As Pandemic Raged, COVID-19 Testing Was Rare In New York’s Youth Lockups

Michael Fitzgerald

The state conducted 26 COVID tests in 9 juvenile detention facilities in first 6 months of pandemic, according to records obtained by The Imprint.

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