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August 30, 2024
In Oakland, a DA’s Vision for Youth Justice Collides with a Recall Movement Leery of Second Chances
Piper French
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January 24, 2024
Under the Shadow of the Extreme Case
Piper French
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June 29, 2023
“Just an Opportunity to Come Home”
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May 26, 2023
‘Everything Was Just a No’: Progressives Frustrated After Colorado Legislative Session
Alex Burness
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May 10, 2023
Future of Youth Detention Hangs in Balance of Pittsburgh Election
Alex Burness
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April 13, 2023
Minnesota’s Keith Ellison Thwarts a Reform Prosecutor He Endorsed
Eamon Whalen
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January 5, 2023
Committee Appointment Threatens to Derail Criminal Justice Reforms in Colorado
Alex Burness
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August 12, 2022
Michigan Supreme Court Restricts “Cruel” Treatment of Youth in Run of Major Decisions
Chris Geidner
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August 5, 2022
Memphis Ousts DA and Judge Who Oversaw Its Notoriously Harsh Court System
Daniel Nichanian
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March 17, 2022
Waiting for a Second Look
Will Lennon
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April 13, 2021
Maryland Bans Sentencing Children to Life Without Parole
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
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January 13, 2021
Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole
Daniel Nichanian
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December 18, 2020
How States Transformed Criminal Justice in 2020, and How They Fell Short
Daniel Nichanian
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February 24, 2020
Virginia Makes All Children Eligible for Parole, a Major Shift for This Punitive State
Daniel Nichanian
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December 20, 2019
From Marijuana to the Death Penalty, States Led the Way in 2019
Daniel Nichanian
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November 14, 2019
As Michigan Raises the Age, Advocates Vow to Press for More Change
Daniel Nichanian
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July 25, 2019
Oregon Overhauls Its Youth Justice System
Daniel Nichanian
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May 23, 2019
A Trio of Reforms in Washington State
Daniel Nichanian
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April 25, 2019
Advocates Press States to Recognize that Young Adults Can Change Too
Daniel Nichanian
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December 6, 2018
Looming Appointments Could Alter Florida Supreme Court’s Sentencing Outlook
Daniel Nichanian
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