What Grace Demands: A Case Against the D.C. CRIMES Act
In September 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act (D.C. CRIMES Act) by a vote of 240-179. One of the […]
Death by Incarceration: Rethinking How America Treats Its Youngest Offenders
Brett Abrams was only 14 years old when he was convicted of second-degree murder in 1984. Since 1993, he has been eligible for parole, yet he has been denied every […]
Bodies that Matter: Improving Pediatric Health Care Among the Incarcerated
Three years after being released from state prison, 24-year-old Valentino Valdez, struggling to find treatment for mental health issues, was hospitalized for suicidal ideation. Cycling through detention facilities had strained […]
Irredeemable? Why Juvenile Life Without Parole Fails Our Youth
At 16 years old, Edward Simms stood in a Virginia courtroom and was told by a judge that he was ‘irredeemable.’ Raised in a single-parent household by a mother who […]
“We Are Talking About Children”: Overworked Public Defenders and Youth Access to Justice
“It is a moral failure for young people to become system-involved in the first place,” said Alice Wilkerson, executive director of Advance Maryland and the Advance Maryland Education Fund, reflecting […]