Fixing Our Broken Juvenile Justice System

Young people should be defined by their best achievements in life, not by their worst mistakes. Incarcerating children does not work. Our juvenile justice system in the United States is broken…

Time to Focus on Rehabilitation for Juvenile Offenders

Recent reports found that youth detention facilities are failing to adjust spending rates even after facility populations have drastically dropped. California youth are not committing violent crimes at the rate that was once predicted, leaving many detention hall beds empty. The declining juvenile crime rate is an opportunity for the state to transform the juvenile criminal justice system with a larger focus on rehabilitating system-involved youth and lowering recidivism rates – an effective solution for state safety and the budget…