Nation Oct 12 Tennessee judge jailed minors on bogus charges following playground fights, cursing By Lisa Desjardins
Episode Jun 09 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 9, 2018 On this edition, for Saturday, June 9, President Donald Trump leaves the G-7 summit early after threatening to end trade with member countries. Later, trying to resolve fights, school districts are replacing zero-tolerance policies with conflict-resolution programs. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… By PBS News Hour
Nation Jun 09 Watch 4:06 Violent, New Orleans jail has young inmates attending high school inside At a jail with death rates four times the national average in New Orleans, teenagers and young men are trying a new program that enrolls them into full-day high school classes for diplomas, using the same curriculum and tests as… By PBS News Hour
Nation Jan 08 Watch 10:14 Should juveniles be incarcerated with adults? While all states can charge juveniles as adults, often for the most serious crimes, North Carolina and New York do so for every 16- or 17-year-old, regardless of the offense. People who want to raise the age of adult responsibility… By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green
Nation May 13 Watch 7:46 Top civil rights lawyer says U.S. criminal justice reforms are falling short The Equal Justice Initiative’s Bryan Stevenson has become a leading voice for criminal justice reform, and blames the U.S.’s world-leading incarceration rate on deep-seated institutional racism that goes back to slavery. As some states move to increase probation and parole… By PBS News Hour
Jan 11 Watch 8:23 Poetry helps youth at a juvenile detention center find peace By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy aims to help troubled youths in Chicago’s Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center address their personal issues by writing poetry about their circumstances and upbringing. Jeffrey Brown talks with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, who… Continue watching
Sep 12 ‘I am beautiful’: Meet once incarcerated girls who turned their lives around By Megan Thompson Programs launched by child advocates in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than simply incarcerate delinquent girls. And they're working. Meet three formerly incarcerated girls who have come out of the juvenile justice system on the other side. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 8:05 Why keeping young offenders out of jail could reduce crime By PBS News Hour Juvenile offenders kept under supervision close to home, rather than in secure, state-run facilities, are significantly less likely to be arrested again or commit more serious crimes, according to a new study. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Xavier McElrath-Bey… Continue watching
May 20 Poet Gina Loring on lost potential of LA’s incarcerated youth By Mary Jo Brooks "It's not just about the work on the page, it's about where you put your feet when you get out of bed in the morning." That was the mantra of Eloise Klein Healy when she created the graduate writing program… Continue reading
May 20 Watch Poet Gina Loring considers lost potential of LA’s incarcerated youth By PBS News Hour Continue watching