Strategies for Youth (SFY) is one of the few organizations in the country focused on the true front door of the juvenile justice system: interactions between youth and law enforcement officers ..read more

The first-ever policy requires pre-trial juvenile facilities to train staff to act quickly with life-saving medications ..read more

Under a new law in New York, the records of young people who have faced family court for minor misbehavior will be expunged at age 21 ..read more

Federal officials are calling on states to eliminate juvenile justice-related fines and fees charged to families ..read more

A report by California legal advocates finds “chronic absenteeism” is apparent — even when teens are locked up ..read more

On this week’s episode we discuss the rebounding of child poverty rates as COVID-19 era fiscal support went away; truth and reconciliation in South Korea; and a potential Supreme Court case over gender-affirming care  Jody Kent Lavy, co-executive director of the Campaign for The Fair Sentencing of Youth, joins to discuss the history of the campaign, the push to end juvenile life without parole sentences and what comes next as more states provide a meaningful chance at freedom ..read more

Dozens of youth and advocates gathered in the Bronx to voice support for two pivotal youth justice bills headed to the state Legislature ..read more

Dozens gathered in Rochester, New York, at a rare meeting of parents, community service providers, and attorneys to discuss juvenile justice ..read more

Mary S. Washington intends to sue Franklin County, Ohio, saying the way guards handled her son after a fight worsened his injuries.  ..read more

Authors argue that the fees and costs put on youth involved in the juvenile system are unjust and ineffective ..read more