From host Kai Wright and the team that brought you Caught, The Stakes is a new show about what's not working in our society, how we... more

For as long as anyone can remember, criminal justice in America has meant one thing: punishment. In the last few... more

From WNYC Studios, a new podcast called Aftereffect we thought you might enjoy. In the summer of 2016, a police shooting upended the life of... more

Rikers Island has ended the traditional use of solitary confinement for juveniles. New York State banned it more broadly, but... more

Girls make up only a small fraction of the incarcerated juvenile population, but girls often land in detention because they have... more

The justice system isn’t the catch-all for every struggling kid. Desperate parents with means can turn to a whole network... more

Status offenses are acts only considered crimes if committed by young people – things like running away, not going to school, or... more

Stephen is one of thousands of so-called "juvenile lifers" who have an unexpected shot at freedom today. Up until 2005,... more

Honor has struggled for years with leukemia, homelessness and suicide attempts. On the anniversary of his leukemia diagnosis, he reached a breaking... more

At age 15, Z received his sentence in adult court. The reason why dates back 40 years, to a child named Willie... more