Allen J. Schaben // Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice. On Sep. 3, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the state will try to shut down ...

But I’ve also seen how treatment courts can break it.

By placing mental health care at the center of justice reform, we can create a system that truly serves and protects our ...

In a sense, the British criminal justice system is itself under a kind of “whole life order”, condemned to a never-ending cycle of ever-tougher sentences creating ever-more hopeless, hardened ...

“I think the criminal justice system is really built to deal with individualized problems, not with society as a whole,” Kurt Nachtman, a Baltimore-area defense attorney, said.

"Our current system strains our criminal justice system, hinders reentry efforts and traps individuals in a never-ending cycle of debt and criminal justice involvement," West said.

Teens who enter the system have a 40% likelihood of winding up back in custody and face a disproportionate chance of dying an early, violent death. Los Angeles County may serve as a cautionary tale ...

In Wisconsin, juvenile justice workers are seeking access to tools used in the adult criminal justice system to manage behavior after a youth counselor was killed in an alleged assault by a 16 ...

In Wisconsin, juvenile justice workers are seeking access to tools used in the adult criminal justice system to manage behavior after a youth counselor was killed in an alleged assault by a 16 ...