Todd Sidesinger was taken to Pennsylvania’s York County Prison for unpaid fees. His family says the jail’s medical neglect ...

How a scrappy group of parents played a key but lesser-known role in the pending closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice A Books Not Bars demonstration pushes for closing the N.A. Chaderjian Youth ...

This article is being co-published with The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Read Part One of the series here. There was, understandably, no sleeping ...

“Left Behind,” a collaboration between The Appeal and Oregon Justice Resource Center, presents firsthand accounts of growing up in prison from individuals sentenced as children to 25 years-to-life.

Judge Mary Ellen Brennan jailed the 15-year-old, known as Grace, for violating her probation by not completing schoolwork. Last month, the Michigan Court of Appeals ordered Grace’s immediate release, ...

Accused of shaking a baby to death and facing the death penalty, Amy Wilkerson says she is innocent, but pleaded guilty to spare her life. Amy Wilkerson with her daughter and two grandchildren in 2019 ...

This story was co-published with Truthout. Between 2016 and 2025, Michelle Shoemaker spent more than $1,000 on songs and games for her tablet — a rudimentary, prison-approved device she purchased from ...

As a staff member of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, I fight for all children, especially those impacted by systemic racism in our criminal justice system. “Left Behind,” a ...

This piece contains discussion of suicide. As soon as my mother picked up the call, I could tell something wasn’t right. Instead of her normal, easy-going self, she sounded awkward, like there was ...

Did a Louisiana police chief and a prosecutor cross a line when they issued televised threats to a man who’d just been granted relief by a federal appeals court in a child killing? Ricky Langley, ...