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This past October, Delaware took a big first step forward in helping families across our state. Last year, Delaware was named one of the worst

 I write with deep gratitude for your support and to ask you to again invest in us as we fight for rights, dignity, equity

An issue as serious as sexual violence requires a response rooted in evidence. A common response nationwide is the practice of placing youth on sex

As President Biden noted, marking the occasion this year, every October is National Youth Justice Action Month, where we “recommit to transforming our juvenile

For years the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania failed to address structural barriers that lead to imbalanced and inadequate education for youth with involvement in the justice

Ten years ago, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Miller v. Alabama. The Court held that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for children 17 or younger convicted of homicide were unconstitutional. We celebrated this decision, as it meant that hundreds of people sentenced as children to die in prison had a chance at redemption, and a chance for freedom.

This week, members of Juvenile Law Center’s Youth Advocacy group, Advocates Transforming Youth Systems (ATYS), partnered with coalition Philly Homes 4 Youth in holding a

Names represent a person’s identity, our cultural origins, history, and in some instances how the world sees us. Names, like all words, are used to

When young people become involved in the juvenile justice system, the response must take their development into account.   

This understanding has been central to