The Good Men Project: Incarcerated Youth Write the Stories of Their Lives
The following post is part of a collaboration beginning with The Good Men Project, which aims to create a new definition and course for young menRead More
Advocates Dispute Agency Finding on Sex Abuse of Juvenile Inmates
The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released data from the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey (NIS)on Thursday, revealing new findings about rates of sexual victimization in the nation’sRead More
Op-Ed: Let’s Commercialize Drug Prevention
We have learned more about brain maturation in the last decade than we’ve ever known — but the science hasn’t been communicated quickly, loudly or effectivelyRead More
Legislative Update: Illinois Senate Passes Two Key Juvenile Justice Bills
Two pivotal bills involving juvenile justice are now before Gov. Pat Quinn after the state Senate passed both this week by overwhelming majorities. The first, HBRead More
Op-Ed: A Judge and Juvenile Commission Head’s Take on Youth Mental Health Services
The national debate continues over the issues of guns and violence, but attention to the subject of mental health services and funding must not be lost.Read More
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In Midst of Mass Closings, Chicago Still Lacks Long-Term Schools Plan
At a small church with boarded windows in Far South Side Chicago, Jackie Leavy is scrambling for a microphone. She rushes from one side of the
Read MoreAdvocates Dispute Agency Finding on Sex Abuse of Juvenile Inmates
The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released data from the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey (NIS)on Thursday, revealing new findings about rates of sexual victimization in the nation’s
Read MoreWith Starts and Stops, Calls for Immigration Reform Getting Louder - And Heard?
Comprehensive immigration reform may be well on its way to reaching bipartisan agreement in Capitol Hill, but for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in America —
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In Midst of Mass Closings, Chicago Still Lacks Long-Term Schools Plan
At a small church with boarded windows in Far South Side Chicago, Jackie Leavy is scrambling for a microphone. She rushes from one side of the
Read MoreNew Fed Stats Show Domestic Abuse Higher in LGBT Households; Congress Struggles to Legislate Action
With much controversy around gay rights at all levels of government – and talk of how best to eliminate violence in gay households – the federal
Read MoreAdvocates Dispute Agency Finding on Sex Abuse of Juvenile Inmates
The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released data from the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey (NIS)on Thursday, revealing new findings about rates of sexual victimization in the nation’s
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