What is the state of juvenile delinquency in Maryland and perhaps more importantly, how should one gauge the success (or lack thereof) of efforts to reduce it? While many progressives including ...

Lessons from a radical 20-year experiment and a quiet triumph of public policy. David Muhammad (center) teaching a session of the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise program in Oakland, Calif., for young people ...

In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system. Maryland ...

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is a type of immigration relief for immigrant children who have been “abandoned, abused, or neglected” by a parent. Children who are granted SIJS can legally stay in ...

Philadelphia's upcoming Juvenile Probation Accountability Coalition will help redefine accountability and safety for young ...

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it was closed in 2022. Despite broad agreement that a local facility would be beneficial, staffing challenges are the main barrier.

H. Lynn Hadnot (left), director of Dallas County Juvenile Services, laughs with juvenile detention officer Horace Bradshaw in the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Dallas ...