A review of more than 100 court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments, even when they have fewer prior ...

Zohran Mamdani has not yet taken office as New York City’s mayor, but his transition team choices are already reshaping the ...

In a statement concluding its official visit to Australia, the independent UN experts described the scale of overincarceration and detention practices as ongoing human rights crises that require ...

A coalition of 220+ groups formed to defend New York’s Raise the Age law, protecting 16- and 17-year-olds from adult prosecution.

In 2024, the Dallas County Juvenile Department was in upheaval after a state investigation revealed guards falsified ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani wants to reimagine public safety in New York City. On the campaign trail, he promised to devote more than $1 billion to the “Department of Community Safety,” a new agency ...

Union County launches a Veterans Treatment Court aiming to rehabilitate veterans with substance abuse or mental health issues ...

The ACLU of Southern California has released a report criticizing Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman's first ...

State lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday on a set of bills intended to reduce burdens on students and families involved in Pennsylvania’s juvenile court system. The three-part package would require ...

The House passed legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how youth who commit crimes are prosecuted in the District of Columbia as congressional Republicans mobilized behind President Donald Trump's ...

More than 50 people gathered on Thursday afternoon in William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building to listen to University of Wisconsin assistant professor of sociology Michaela Simmons discuss her ...