How People Sentenced to Life in Prison Made Their Case for Release At age 17, Donnell Drinks was one of many young men in Philadelphia who went to prison for life without parole. Today, the city has resentenced more of those prisoners than any other jurisdiction.
Louisiana Governor Asks for Inquiry Into Juvenile Detention Center The move comes in response to a New York Times investigation documenting years of torment and lenient oversight, and a surge in suicide attempts.
How Two Middle School ‘Desperadoes’ Ended Up in a Police Shootout A 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy took up weapons after a torturous journey through Florida’s juvenile mental health system.
Pre-K Is Powerful, but Only if You Do It Right Low-quality pre-K programs can be worse than useless. High-quality ones can change lives.