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Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who...
A high court ruling upholding a life sentence for a 14-year-old has renewed the national debate over adolescent sentencing, juvenile mental health, and brain development, drawing...
1 dead in spate of violent incidents in Burlington
Despite efforts to expand the system, more than half of the state’s counties still lack courts that serve people with serious mental illness.
Northrup, a public defender and Democratic nominee for state Assembly, says it's time to move toward more humane and effective policies.
A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. In one state, a young person accused of a...
This year’s final New York state budget includes a pot of money meant for “stabilizing the correctional system,” an effort to address the ongoing fallout from a three-week...
