Politics Nov 22 Advocates push to end the automatic charging of juveniles as adults in certain crimes By William Brangham, Frank Carlson, Sam Weber
World Mar 18 Watch 5:05 Terun Moore on prison as a teen and getting a second chance At age 17, Terun Moore was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. But in 2012, the Supreme Court ruled such sentencing of minors unconstitutional. Now on parole after 19 years, Moore is enrolled in community college and…
Nation Jan 26 Watch 8:23 Citing second chances, Obama pledges solitary confinement reform President Obama has pledged to ban solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system and to reform the rules for other prisoners. What effect will his executive actions have? Hari Sreenivasan discusses the proposed changes with Maurice Chammah of… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Sep 13 Gentler justice: Florida youth detention center enacts ‘homelike’ reforms The Duval County Detention Center in Jacksonville, Florida, where teenagers who have been arrested wait to be arraigned or sent on to long-term facilities, has enacted a set of reforms by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice over the last… By Megan Thompson
Nation Sep 12 Watch 9:16 To help delinquent girls, programs aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been victims of trauma and abuse. Now, programs in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate. By PBS NewsHour
Sep 08 Watch 4:58 Learning classical guitar helps kids in trouble change their tune By PBS NewsHour In Texas, a nonprofit partners with a juvenile justice center to help students finish their high school education by learning classical guitar. Student Reporting Labs special correspondent Kennedy Huff reports for KLRU in Austin. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:35 DOJ: St. Louis court discriminates against black children By PBS NewsHour The U.S. Department of Justice says St. Louis County’s juvenile justice system treats black children more harshly than white children “because of their race.” According to the DOJ, black children in St. Louis County are one and a half times… Continue watching