Juveniles

President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles in Federal Prisons

Court Strikes Down Excessive Sentences for Children

Black Students in Deep South Face Obstacles to Overcoming Poverty

Justice Department Finds Huge Racial Disparities in St. Louis Juvenile Justice System

African American Children Four Times as Likely to Live in Poverty as White Children

Placement of Children in Adult Jails and Prisons Is Challenged

EJI Wins Ruling in Virginia That Juveniles Must Be Given a Meaningful Opportunity for Release

Connecticut Abolishes Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Sentences

Arkansas Supreme Court Holds Miller v. Alabama Is Retroactive

Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Miller v. Alabama Is Retroactive

Nevada Abolishes Death in Prison Sentences for Children

Vermont Abolishes Juvenile Life Without Parole

Data Shows School-to-Prison Pipeline Still Flowing

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Louisiana’s Refusal to Apply Miller v. Alabama Retroactively

Florida Supreme Court Unanimously Decides Miller v. Alabama Is Retroactive

American Bar Association Calls for End to Sentencing Children to Die in Prison