juvenile justice

News

Cops Forced Sobbing 8-Year-Old Into Cruiser Over a Bag of Stolen Chips

04.20.22

By Trone Dowd
News

Death of Black Teen Handcuffed in Custody Now Ruled a Homicide

12.29.21

By Nathaniel Janowitz
News

A Black 10-Year-Old Drew an ‘Offensive Sketch.’ She Was Handcuffed by Cops.

10.20.21

By Emma Ockerman
News

She Tried to Steal $15 Pants as a Teen. The Fines Devastated Her Family.

06.18.21

By Emma Ockerman
News

Two Kids Found an AK-47 and Got Into a Shootout With Police

06.02.21

By Samir Ferdowsi
News

Juvenile Detention Center Staff Accused of Sexually Abusing Kids and Forcing One to Drink Toilet Water

03.26.21

By Emma Ockerman
News

Deadly Restraints Are Being Used on Children at Youth Homes and Schools

11.14.20

By Alice Hines and Agnes Walton
News

A 7-Year-Old With Autism Was Handcuffed and Interrogated for Nearly 40 Minutes at School

10.13.20

By Trone Dowd
A Juvenile Murder Convict Talks About The Failure of Reform Homes

04.25.18

By Maroosha Muzaffar
The Unreal Horror of Being Locked in Solitary Confinement When I Was 16

03.30.18

By Jordan as told to Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
When Your 18th Birthday Gift Is a Transfer to Adult Prison

12.08.17

By Nick Ward
What I Think About When I’m Going Back to Prison

08.04.17

By Reginald Dwayne Betts

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Daily Horoscope: October 29, 2024

The cosmos continues its theme of lunar standoffs with a direct opposition between the Moon and Neptune retrograde in Pisces.

10.29.24

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In Good Taste

Shopping

The 9 Best Wine Clubs for Wannabe Winos

Love drinking wine but don’t love having to decide what’s worth your money? Try a wine club and rely on the experts to point you toward good wine.

10.28.24

By Matt Jancer
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Life

‘Whale Orgy’ Spotted Off the Southern Coast of Australia

10.28.24

By Luis Prada
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Gaming

You Can Identify as Transgender in ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’

It’s a bad day for bigotry as you can decide to have your player character identify as transgender in ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard.’

10.28.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: EA/BioWare

Gaming

‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Isn’t My Type of Game, but I Can’t Deny It Looks Fantastic

‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ isn’t exactly my jam, but I can’t say it doesn’t look like a beautiful next-gen experience.

10.28.24

By Shaun Cichacki