Perhaps as Congress is bogged down on the simple issues like developing a budget, reforming the tax code, and immigration reform they would have some time to take up and support reforms to the juvenile justice system by adopting the latest recommendations from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice – Promoting Safe Communities.  The...

With the recent release from the Annie E. Casey Foundation about the significant decline in incarceration and crime rates of youth, there is much good news. Fewer kids are being arrested, fewer are being locked up, more alternatives are being developed, and our communities are safer. Less clear is the reason for the decline(s) and given...

Wisconsin is among the many states in which the rate and number of youth confined in institutions has dramatically declined over the past decade. This trend is highlighted in a recent release from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, titled Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States. While still confining youth at higher rates than...