Nov 26
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LA County Moves to Overhaul Its Juvenile Detention System to Prioritize 'Care First' Over Punishment
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It’s easily arguable that American society isn’t very forgiving to people who have committed crimes. For Black…
Nov 3
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Today marks the final day of voting in this year’s presidential election, considered by many to be the most…
Jul 30
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In the early days of the pandemic, there was a sustained push to release those incarcerated in the nation’s jails,…
Jul 21
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It’s truly disheartening how quickly the American judicial system works to lock Black youth up. If you had any…
Jul 16
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Earlier this week, ProPublica and the Detroit Free Press published a story about a 15-year-old Black girl,…
Mar 9
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Sentencing children to life in prison with no possibility of release has long been a controversial aspect of the…
Oct 16 2019
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Joshua Branch
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“His mother works at Giant Food Store and his stepfather works at USPS. He can pay the court costs.” Those were the…
Oct 15 2019
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The nation’s highest court on Wednesday is set to review the life sentences handed down in the early aughts to a…
Sep 25 2019
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Two white girls, ages 10 and 11, are facing assault charges, including one who’s also facing a hate crime charge,…
Jul 29 2019
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In the latest case of what one apparently cannot do and be black in this country, a 10-year-old black child is…
Apr 9 2019
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As cities and towns across America come to grips with the country’s mass incarceration problem, many jurisdictions…
Mar 21 2019
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Lee Boyd Malvo, who participated in one of the most…
Dec 17 2018
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Black Lives Matter Nashville, along with activists nationwide, has started a campaign asking the public to pressure…
Sep 26 2018
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Jun 20 2018
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A San Francisco mother has filed a lawsuit alleging that the city kept her teenage son locked in a cell for days…
Apr 11 2018
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In a spoken-word poem, Dwayne Betts details the emotional impacts of juvenile incarceration.
Mar 28 2018
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Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
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Mar 27 2018
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Editor’s note: This is the second of two essays The Root is publishing in partnership with Caught, a new podcast…
Mar 26 2018
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Editor’s note: This is the first of two essays The Root is publishing in partnership with Caught, a new podcast from…
Mar 20 2018
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In 2005 the United States became the last country to end the death penalty for offenders under 18 years old.…