juveniles

March 8, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Last week, the Washington State Supreme Court handed down a decision sending two juvenile males, who robbed trick-or-treaters at gunpoint in a mini-crime spree, back to court for new sentencing...

March 6, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Counties across the country are having parents foot the bill for the costs associated with keeping Junior in lockup. Following their kids’ “stay” at a juvenile facility, parents are being...

February 27, 2017 (Fault Lines) — In California, they passed a law to protect child victims of prostitution. The main effect of the law is to make it so any kid under 18 caught engaging in...

February 24, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On Tuesday, February 21st, an unidentified off-duty Los Angeles Police officer attempted to detain a 13-year-old Latino, Christian Dorscht, for allegedly threatening to shoot the officer in response to something...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines)–The Iowa Supreme Court just handed down a decision in State v. Richardson that perfectly illustrates the occasional disconnect between the law and reality. Daimonay Richardson was convicted of second degree murder...

July 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Take a look inside any juvenile court across America and you will see kids on the chain. They are handcuffed, shackled in leg irons, and even chained to one another...