Should System-Engaged Youth Have “Reasonable Access” To The Internet?
Even in the foster care system, there is nothing in writing that gives youth rights to access technology of any kind.
Juvenile Hall
Study Stresses Dangers Of Charging Youth As Adults
Until November of last year, California prosecutors could bypass the juvenile justice system, charging minors in adult courts without any…
Why Lawmakers Are Ending Court Fees For Kids
In some California counties for instance, it can cost as much as $30 per-day for room and board for parents whose children are locked up inside juvenile hall.
Pepper Sprayed In Youth Jail
It’s rare for guards to use pepper spray to control youth held inside most juvenile halls across the country. Youth Radio investigates practices in juvenile hall in Alameda County, California.
Forgive
By: M M. is a 17-year-old ward of the court in Los Angeles’ Central Juvenile Hall. How can I forgive…
Unlocked: The Understaffing Of Juvenile Hall
Staffing shortages are contributing to more fighting among inmates and use of force by guards inside one juvenile hall, where budgets and overtime are on the rise.
Unlocked: An Investigation Into Juvenile Incarceration and its Alternatives
Reported over four months, Unlocked is a three-part investigation into alternatives to juvenile incarceration–both model programs and cases that raise serious concerns. From Alameda County in San Francisco’s East Bay, to Wayne County, Michigan, Youth Radio reveals how moves away from juvenile incarceration are affecting youth and the system.
After Juvenile Hall, Youth Want A New Start
By Jacob Simas/The kNOw Youth Media Across the country today, there are more than 61,000 young people who eat, sleep and…
The Signs
By Miguel Quesada – The Beat Within Seventeen years ago, at the age of 16, I sat in a juvenile…