youth prisons Archives

A closer look

Inside Georgia’s Youth Detention Crisis

Even as crime falls in Georgia, the state pours vast resources into abusive youth facilities that disproportionately harm Black children, according to our investigation.

Jadelynn Zhang

When ‘Community’ Isn’t Actually the Community

The crisis of youth incarceration won’t be solved by cynical attempts to co-opt the language of grassroots organizing.

Sarah Cate

150 Years Is Enough

The case for abolishing New Jersey’s youth prisons.

Andrea McChristian