It is becoming increasingly evident that, just as driving while Black and walking while Black have become “crimes” that often draw police attention almost anywhere in America, simply being a Black child in a public school can likewise get one… Read More ›
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War on Children, Chapter 4
Editors’ Note: This is Chapter 4 of a six-chapter expose by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit “newsroom” that produces investigative journalism “with moral force.” The treatment of children in Tennessee reported here, of whatever race, by local officials, is almost unimaginable…. Read More ›
VA Overhauls Juvenile Justice System
Editors’ Note: Excerpted from the Daily Press, December 22, 2019. One crucial step to criminal justice reform is a review of how the state treats youthful offenders. By Dave Ress Virginia imprisoned fewer young offenders over the past year, and… Read More ›