Children in Adult Prisons

Children under 18 who are held in adult jails and prisons are at great risk of sexual and physical violence, increased trauma, and suicide.

Oregon Governor Grants Review for People Incarcerated As Children

Federal Court Holds Missouri’s Parole Process for Youth Unconstitutional

New Bill Bans States From Holding Children in Adult Jails

California Ends Adult Prosecution of Young Teens

President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles in Federal Prisons

Placement of Children in Adult Jails and Prisons Is Challenged

Attorney General’s National Task Force Recommends Ending Adult Prosecution of Children

States Retreat From Laws That Prosecute Children as Adults

Child Offenders Can Recover

EJI Seeks Relief for Disabled Pennsylvania Child Sentenced to Die in Prison

Questions Raised About Excessive Punishment and Torture of Children Detained as “Enemy Combatants”

Statement of Raphael B. Johnson in Support of The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007, H.R. 4300

New Book on Teens Sentenced Harshly Wins Praise